Fortinet Fortiweb 'filter' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	65303
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2013-7181
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Feb 03 2014 12:00AM
Updated:	Feb 03 2014 12:00AM
Credit:	William Costa
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Fortinet Fortiweb 'filter' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Fortinet Fortiweb is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Fortinet Fortiweb 5.0.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Fortinet Fortiweb 'filter' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim to open a malicious URI.

Fortinet Fortiweb 'filter' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Fortinet Fortiweb 'filter' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

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