Exploited· due 2022-09-294.3mediumMediumused in ransomware
CVE-2018-13374
Fortinet Fortiadc
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 connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server instead of the configured one.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- It is known to have been used in ransomware campaigns.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2022-09-29. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
- A vendor advisory or patch reference has been published.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
What the metrics mean
- It is reachable over a network, without needing local access.
- For an attacker who can reach it, no special conditions are needed to exploit it.
- To exploit it, an ordinary user account is needed.
- Beyond that, no action by a user is required.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 4.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Assigned by
- psirt@fortinet.com
Dates
- Published
- 2019-01-22
- Last modified
- 2026-08-13
- Added to KEV
- 2022-09-08
- Remediation due
- 2022-09-29
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiadc5.4.0 - 5.4.5, 6.0.0 - 6.0.2, 6.1.0
- Fortinet Fortios- 6.0.3
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.