What is CVE-2018-13374?

CVE-2018-13374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-13374?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-13374 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2018-13374 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc

CVE-2018-13374

A Improper Access Control in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4 allows attacker to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate via pointing a LDAP server connectivi…

EPSS: 0.381 (98.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiadc — versions 6.1.0
Fortinet Fortios, Fortiadc — versions FortiOS 6.0.2, 5.6.7 and before, FortiADC 6.1.0, 6.0.0 to 6.0.1, 5.4.0 to 5.4.4
Fortinet Fortios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-09-08. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-09-29.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-13374?: CVE-2018-13374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiadc, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-13374?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-13374 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2018-13374 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-09-08), indicating it is being actively exploited. 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.