Is CVE-2018-13382 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-13382 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-13382?

CVE-2018-13382 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:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2018-13382?

Patch guidance is available from fortinet security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-13382.

Fix CVE-2018-13382 - CRITICAL fortinet fortiproxy

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2018-13382?

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

Description

An Improper Authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.8 and 5.4.1 to 5.4.10 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 modify the password of an SSL VPN web portal user via specially crafted HTTP requests

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

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