FortiGate - New VPN SSL Web Portal Added
Detects the addition of a VPN SSL Web Portal on a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall. This behavior was observed in pair with modification of VPN SSL settings.
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1title: FortiGate - New VPN SSL Web Portal Added
2id: 2bfb6216-0c31-4d20-8501-2629b29a3fa2
3status: experimental
4description: |
5 Detects the addition of a VPN SSL Web Portal on a Fortinet FortiGate Firewall.
6 This behavior was observed in pair with modification of VPN SSL settings.
7references:
8 - https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-535
9 - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/fortios-log-message-reference/398/event
10 - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/cli-reference/113121765/config-vpn-ssl-web-portal
11 - https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.6.4/fortios-log-message-reference/44547/44547-logid-event-config-objattr
12author: Marco Pedrinazzi @pedrinazziM (InTheCyber)
13date: 2025-11-01
14tags:
15 - attack.persistence
16 - attack.initial-access
17 - attack.t1133
18logsource:
19 product: fortigate
20 service: event
21detection:
22 selection:
23 action: 'Add'
24 cfgpath: 'vpn.ssl.web.portal'
25 condition: selection
26falsepositives:
27 - A VPN SSL Web Portal can be added for legitimate purposes.
28level: medium
References
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