Description | This article provides insights into a potential vulnerability discovered by third-party security scans while assessing the FortiGate SSL VPN web portal. Additionally, it explains the reasons behind classifying this vulnerability as a false positive. |
Scope | FortiGate. |
Solution |
When conducting a security scan against the FortiGate SSL VPN web portal, third-party scans may identify a potential vulnerability in the following URIs: These resources become accessible from the internet when the SSL VPN feature is enabled and are used to signal denied access, particularly in cases of incorrect authentication during an SSL VPN connection. Additionally, these elements are crucial for facilitating SAML SSL VPN Authentication. Granting open access to these components does not introduce any vulnerabilities or security risks and the scan results about those URIs can be considered a false-positive. Workaround:
Technical Tip: How to disable SSL VPN functionality on FortiGate |
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