CVE-2018-13374 Ransomware

CISA description

Fortinet FortiOS and FortiADC contain an improper access control vulnerability that allows attackers to obtain the LDAP server login credentials configured in FortiGate by pointing a LDAP server connectivity test request to a rogue LDAP server.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes & references

• https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-18-157
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-13374

Where this lands in 800-53

Vulnerability data triggers these controls during assessment and continuous monitoring.

• RA-5 · Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning
• SI-2 · Flaw Remediation
• CM-6 · Configuration Settings
• SI-7 · Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity
• CM-8 · System Component Inventory

External lookups

• NVD · CVE-2018-13374
• CVE.org · CVE-2018-13374
• CISA KEV catalog (canonical)