Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiOS Improper Access Control (CVE-2018-13374)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-2109
Date Published:	20 Sep 2022
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Tuesday 20 September, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-13374
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet FortiOS up to 5.6.7 Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.2
Vulnerability Description	An improper access control vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiOS. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to read sensitive files on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiOS Improper Access Control (CVE-2018-13374) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiOS Improper Access Control (CVE-2018-13374)