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CVE-2022-40680

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,…

Low3.8EPSS 0.40%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
fortinet

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.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By fortinet

  2. · 3 months later

    Published

  3. · 23 months later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2022-40680, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
fortinetCNA (assigner)3.1Low3.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.4CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.40% · top 65% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.8.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Fortinet · FortiProxy

    • affected 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.1
    • affected 2.0.0 – ≤ 2.0.11
    • affected 1.2.0 – ≤ 1.2.13
    • affected 1.1.0 – ≤ 1.1.6

  • Fortinet · FortiOS

    • affected 7.0.0 – ≤ 7.0.3
    • affected 6.4.0 – ≤ 6.4.9
    • affected 6.2.2 – ≤ 6.2.12
    • affected 6.0.7 – ≤ 6.0.15

What to do

Solution: Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.2 Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.7 Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.10 or above

References (1)

Sources

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