STIGQter: STIG Summary: Fortinet FortiGate Firewall Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 4 Benchmark Date: 05 Jan 2026:

The FortiGate firewall must be configured to inspect all inbound and outbound traffic at the application layer.

DISA Rule

SV-234156r611468_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-234156

Group Title

SRG-NET-000364-FW-000040

Rule Version

FNFG-FW-000135

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Fix can be performed on FortiGate CLI. For any modified or missing session-helpers, log in to the FortiGate console via SSH or console access and run the following commands:

# config system session-helper
# edit {integer}
# set name {name of protocol}
# set protocol {protocol number}
# set port {port number}
# next
# end

Check Contents

Log in to the FortiGate CLI with Super-Admin privilege, and then run the command:
# show system session-helper.

Review the output and ensure it matches the following:
config system session-helper
edit 1
set name pptp
set protocol 6
set port 1723
next
edit 2
set name h323
set protocol 6
set port 1720
next
edit 3
set name ras
set protocol 17
set port 1719
next
edit 4
set name tns
set protocol 6
set port 1521
next
edit 5
set name tftp
set protocol 17
set port 69
next
edit 6
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 554
next
edit 7
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 7070
next
edit 8
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 8554
next
edit 9
set name ftp
set protocol 6
set port 21
next
edit 10
set name mms
set protocol 6
set port 1863
next
edit 11
set name pmap
set protocol 6
set port 111
next
edit 12
set name pmap
set protocol 17
set port 111
next
edit 13
set name sip
set protocol 17
set port 5060
next
edit 14
set name dns-udp
set protocol 17
set port 53
next
edit 15
set name rsh
set protocol 6
set port 514
next
edit 16
set name rsh
set protocol 6
set port 512
next
edit 17
set name dcerpc
set protocol 6
set port 135
next
edit 18
set name dcerpc
set protocol 17
set port 135
next
edit 19
set name mgcp
set protocol 17
set port 2427
next
edit 20
set name mgcp
set protocol 17
set port 2727
next
end

If the output does not match, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-234156

Documentable

False

Rule Version

FNFG-FW-000135

Severity Override Guidance

Log in to the FortiGate CLI with Super-Admin privilege, and then run the command:
# show system session-helper.

Review the output and ensure it matches the following:
config system session-helper
edit 1
set name pptp
set protocol 6
set port 1723
next
edit 2
set name h323
set protocol 6
set port 1720
next
edit 3
set name ras
set protocol 17
set port 1719
next
edit 4
set name tns
set protocol 6
set port 1521
next
edit 5
set name tftp
set protocol 17
set port 69
next
edit 6
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 554
next
edit 7
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 7070
next
edit 8
set name rtsp
set protocol 6
set port 8554
next
edit 9
set name ftp
set protocol 6
set port 21
next
edit 10
set name mms
set protocol 6
set port 1863
next
edit 11
set name pmap
set protocol 6
set port 111
next
edit 12
set name pmap
set protocol 17
set port 111
next
edit 13
set name sip
set protocol 17
set port 5060
next
edit 14
set name dns-udp
set protocol 17
set port 53
next
edit 15
set name rsh
set protocol 6
set port 514
next
edit 16
set name rsh
set protocol 6
set port 512
next
edit 17
set name dcerpc
set protocol 6
set port 135
next
edit 18
set name dcerpc
set protocol 17
set port 135
next
edit 19
set name mgcp
set protocol 17
set port 2427
next
edit 20
set name mgcp
set protocol 17
set port 2727
next
end

If the output does not match, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5258