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CVE-2022-23438

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: July 18, 2022 at 04:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:30 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') [CWE-79] vulnerability in FortiOS version 7.0.5 and prior and 6.4.9 and prior may allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform a reflected cross site scripting (XSS) attack in the captive portal authentication replacement page.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-057

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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