CVE-2022-38381 json
An improper handling of malformed request vulnerability [CWE-228] exists in FortiADC 5.0 all versions, 6.0.0 all versions, 6.1.0 all versio…
published 2022-11-02 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-40967
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper handling of malformed request vulnerability [CWE-228] exists in FortiADC 5.0 all versions, 6.0.0 all versions, 6.1.0 all versions, 6.2.0 through 6.2.3, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.2. This may allow a remote attacker without privileges to bypass some Web Application Firewall (WAF) protection such as the SQL Injection and XSS filters via a malformed HTTP request.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:U/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiADC
Classification
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/psirt/FG-IR-22-234
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-38381
- NVD CVE-2022-38381
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