# CVE-2018-13379

> An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ("Path Traversal") in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.3 to 5.6.7 and 5.4.6 to 5.4.12 and FortiProxy 2.0.0, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8, 1.1.0 to 1.1.6, 1.0.0 to 1.0.7 under SSL VPN web portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to download system files via special crafted HTTP resource requests.

- **CVSS:** 9.1 (CRITICAL)
- **EPSS:** 94.5%
- **CISA KEV:** yes (known ransomware use)
- **CWE:** CWE-22

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2018-13379
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