CVE-2020-15938
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CVE-2020-15938 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. When traffic other than HTTP/S (eg: SSH traffic, etc...) traverses the FortiGate in version below 6.2.5 and below 6.4.2 on port 80/443, it is not redirected to the transparent proxy policy for processing, as it doesn't have a valid HTTP header.. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
When traffic other than HTTP/S (eg: SSH traffic, etc...) traverses the FortiGate in version below 6.2.5 and below 6.4.2 on port 80/443, it is not redirected to the transparent proxy policy for processing, as it doesn't have a valid HTTP header.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortios | <= 6.2.5 |
| Fortinet | Fortios | >= 6.4.0, <= 6.4.2 |
References
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-172Vendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-172Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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