What is CVE-2022-35850?

CVE-2022-35850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-35850?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-35850 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator

CVE-2022-35850

An improper neutralization of script-related HTML tags in a web page vulnerability [CWE-80] in FortiAuthenticator versions 6.4.0 through 6.4.4, 6.3.0 through 6.3.3, all versions of 6.2 and 6.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to…

EPSS: 0.010 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiauthenticator — versions 6.4.0, 6.3.0, 6.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-80 — Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

lean0x2F/lean0x2f.github.io

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-275

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35850?: CVE-2022-35850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-35850?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35850 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.