CVE-2022-38376 Cross-site scripting in FortiNAC

What is CVE-2022-38376?

CVE-2022-38376 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiNAC, published on 16 Feb 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

Multiple improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerabilities [CWE-79] in Fortinet FortiNAC portal UI before 9.4.1 allows an attacker to perform an XSS attack via crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38376?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortinac.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38376?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38376 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-2022-38376 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38376 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiNAC

• CVE-2022-39952 Path traversal in FortiNAC Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-33299 Deserialization in FortiNAC Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26117 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiNAC High 8.8
• CVE-2022-38375 Missing authorization in FortiNAC High 8.6
• CVE-2022-39953 Privilege escalation in FortiNAC High 7.8

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-f2cw-h779-q8jh.