CVE-2022-40680

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.7 - 6.0.15, 6.2.2 - 6.2.12, 6.4.0 - 6.4.9 and 7.0.0 - 7.0.3 allows a privileged attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via storing malicious payloads in replacement messages.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiProxy	>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.1; >= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.11; >= 1.2.0, <= 1.2.13; >= 1.1.0, <= 1.1.6
Fortinet	FortiOS	>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3; >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.9; >= 6.2.2, <= 6.2.12; >= 6.0.7, <= 6.0.15

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-248Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-248Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 6, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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