FortiGate SSL VPN Portal versions 5.6.2 and below, 5.4.6 and below, 5.2.12 and below, and 5.0 and below suffer from a cross site scripting vulnerability.
326f6888433930a05fa0eaf4edd6db42SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab Security Advisory < 20171129-0 >
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title: FortiGate SSL VPN Portal XSS Vulnerability
product: Fortinet FortiOS
vulnerable version: see: Vulnerable / tested versions
fixed version: see: Solution
CVE number: CVE-2017-14186
impact: Medium
homepage: https://www.fortinet.com
found: 2017-10-02
by: Stefan Viehböck (Office Vienna)
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Vendor description:
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"From the start, the Fortinet vision has been to deliver broad, truly
integrated, high-performance security across the IT infrastructure.
We provide top-rated network and content security, as well as secure access
products that share intelligence and work together to form a cooperative
fabric. Our unique security fabric combines Security Processors, an intuitive
operating system, and applied threat intelligence to give you proven security,
exceptional performance, and better visibility and control--while providing
easier administration."
Source: https://www.fortinet.com/corporate/about-us/about-us.html
Vulnerability overview/description:
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The FortiGate SSL VPN Portal is prone to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerability. The HTTP GET parameter "redir" is vulnerable.
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a victim to visit a URL.
The attacker is able to hijack the session of the attacked user, and use this
vulnerability in the course of spear-phishing attacks, e.g. by displaying a
login prompt that sends credentials of victim back to the attacker.
Note: This vulnerability is also an open redirect and is very similar to a
vulnerability that was fixed in FortiOS in March 2016 (FG-IR-16-004).
https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/fortios-open-redirect-vulnerability
Proof of concept:
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The following request exploits the issue:
https://vpn.<SERVER>.com/remote/loginredir?redir=javascript:alert(%22XSS%20%22%2Bdocument.location)
The server responds with a page that looks as follows:
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<html><head>
<script language="javascript">
document.location=decodeURIComponent("javascript%3Aalert%28%22XSS%20%22%2Bdocument.location%29");
</script>
</head></html>
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Vulnerable / tested versions:
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FortiOS 5.6.0 -> 5.6.2
FortiOS 5.4.0 -> 5.4.6
FortiOS 5.2.0 -> 5.2.12
FortiOS 5.0 and below
More information can be found at:
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-242
Vendor contact timeline:
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2017-10-02: Contacting vendor through [email protected]
2017-10-03: Vendor confirms vulnerability, assigns CVE-2017-14186. Expected fix in
version 5.6.3
2017-11-23: Vendor provides update
2017-11-29: Coordinated public release of advisory
Solution:
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FortiOS 5.6 branch: Upgrade to upcoming 5.6.3 (ETA: November 27th)
FortiOS 5.4 branch: Upgrade to 5.4.6 special build (*) or upcoming 5.4.7 (ETA Dec
7th)
FortiOS 5.2 branch: Upgrade to 5.2.12 special build (*) or upcoming 5.2.13 (ETA:
Dec 14th)
More information can be found at:
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-242
Workaround:
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Not available.
Advisory URL:
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https://www.sec-consult.com/en/vulnerability-lab/advisories/index.html
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