CVE-2022-38373
Published: 02 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38373 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortideceptor. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 24.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40959
Vulnerability details
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiDeceptor management interface 4.2.0, 4.1.0 through 4.1.1, 4.0.2 may allow an authenticated user to perform a cross site scripting (XSS) attack via sending requests with specially crafted lure…
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.