Is CVE-2018-13379 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-13379 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13379?

CVE-2018-13379 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-13379?

Patch guidance is available from fortinet security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-13379.

Fix CVE-2018-13379 - CRITICAL fortinet fortiproxy

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-13379?

5 products: fortinet fortiproxy, fortinet fortiproxy, fortinet fortios, fortinet fortios, fortinet fortios.

Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: FORTINET
Published: 6/4/2019
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

fortinet : fortiproxyfortinet : fortiproxyfortinet : fortiosfortinet : fortiosfortinet : fortios

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD