CVE-2022-39950 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager

High 8.0 Published 2 Nov 2022 Updated 25 Oct 2024

A low-privilege attacker can execute cross-site scripting attacks in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer by posting crafted comments in report templates.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-39950?

CVE-2022-39950 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 2 Nov 2022. 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 during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] exists in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer 6.0.0 all versions, 6.2.0 all versions, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.4. Report templates may allow a low privilege level attacker to perform an XSS attack via posting a crafted CKeditor "protected" comment as described in CVE-2020-9281.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39950?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39950?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39950 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-2022-39950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vghm-mjgx-gf75.