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CVE-2013-1471


Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in admin/FEAdmin.html in Fortinet FortiMail before 4.3.4 on FortiMail Identity-Based Encryption (IBE) appliances allow user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the Add field for the Black List under Antispam Management User Preferences or (2) the User name field for the Personal Black/White List in the AntiSpam section.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-1471 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 6 products from fortinet, from fortinet, from fortinet and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-02-04T19:55:01.833

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application fortinet fortimail ≤ 4.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 3.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 3.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 3.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 3.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 4.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 4.0 Yes
Application fortinet fortimail 4.0 Yes
Hardware fortinet fortimail-2000b - No
Hardware fortinet fortimail-200d - No
Hardware fortinet fortimail-400c - No
Hardware fortinet fortimail-5002b - No
Hardware fortinet fortimail-vm2000 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fortinet's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.