CVE-2022-35850 Cross-site scripting in FortiAuthenticator

What is CVE-2022-35850?

CVE-2022-35850 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, published on 11 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in a web page vulnerability [CWE-80] in FortiAuthenticator versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.4, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, all versions of 6.2 and 6.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to trigger a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) attack via the "reset-password" page.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35850?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiauthenticator.

How do I fix CVE-2022-35850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35850 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-2022-35850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator

• CVE-2026-44277 Missing authorization in FortiAuthenticator Critical 9.1
• CVE-2013-6990 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2021-43067 Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator High 8.3
• CVE-2021-22124 Denial of service in Fortinet FortiSandbox, FortiAuthenticator High 7.5
• CVE-2015-1455 Hardcoded credentials in n/a High 7.5

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-v7ch-cx27-643j.