How to fix CVE-2024-35280?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Verify Content-Security-Policy and output encoding.

Is Fortideceptor affected by CVE-2024-35280?

CVE-2024-35280 presents moderate security risk, a cross-site scripting vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4. Attackers could inject scripts to steal sessions or perform actions as authenticated users. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

CVE-2024-35280

MEDIUM

2025-01-15 [email protected]

5.4

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:03 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 15, 2025 - 11:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

Description

A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiDeceptor 5.3.0, FortiDeceptor 5.2.0, FortiDeceptor 5.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 5.0 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.3 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.2 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.0 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.3 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.2 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.0 all versions may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting attack in the recovery endpoints

Analysis

A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiDeceptor 5.3.0, FortiDeceptor 5.2.0, FortiDeceptor 5.1 all versions,. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Fortinet FortiDeceptor 5.3.0, FortiDeceptor 5.2.0, FortiDeceptor 5.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 5.0 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.3 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.2 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 4.0 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.3 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.2 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.1 all versions, FortiDeceptor 3.0 all versions may allow an attacker to perform a reflected cross-site scripting attack in the recovery endpoints Affected products include: Fortinet Fortideceptor.

Affected Products

Fortinet Fortideceptor.

Remediation

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.7

CVSS: +27

POC: 0

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