CVE-2020-9288 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiWLC

What is CVE-2020-9288?

CVE-2020-9288 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWLC, published on 22 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiWLC 8.5.1 allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the ESS profile or the Radius Profile.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9288?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiwlc.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9288?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9288 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-9288 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9288 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiWLC

• CVE-2017-17539 Hardcoded credentials in FortiWLC Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-17540 Hardcoded credentials in FortiWLC Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-7560 Hardcoded credentials in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-8491 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLC Critical 9.1
• CVE-2021-42758 Privilege escalation in Fortinet FortiWLC High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-5pqx-26vw-qw8p.