CVE-2023-36555
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet...
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components.
- Record
CVE-2023-36555- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:X/RC:X - Weakness
- CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-40502
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components.
- Record
EUVD-2023-40502- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:X/RC:X - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-58hq-j29m-mmq2
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet...
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components.
- Record
GHSA-58hq-j29m-mmq2- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-80
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An improper neutralization of script-related html tags in a web page (basic xss) in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 - 7.2.4 allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the SAML and Security Fabric components.
- Record
CVE-2023-36555- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-80, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-36555 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.9) in Fortinet Fortios, published October 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.