CVE-2022-41336 Cross-site scripting in FortiPortal

What is CVE-2022-41336?

CVE-2022-41336 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 3 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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] in FortiPortal versions 6.0.0 through 6.0.11 and all versions of 5.3, 5.2, 5.1, 5.0 management interface may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting (XSS) attack via sending request with specially crafted columnindex parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41336?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41336?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41336 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-2022-41336 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41336 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPortal

• CVE-2021-32590 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-32588 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7342 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7337 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-24470 Path traversal in FortiPortal High 8.1

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-qx7g-2rx6-fgcg.