PT-2021-15647 · Fortinet · Fortimanager

Published 2021-09-30 · Updated 2021-10-08 · CVE-2021-24017

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Fortinet FortiManager versions 6.4.3 and below Fortinet FortiManager versions 6.2.6 and below

Description: The issue is related to improper authentication, allowing an attacker to assign arbitrary Policy and Object modules via crafted requests to the request handler.

Recommendations: For Fortinet FortiManager versions 6.4.3 and below, update to a version above 6.4.3 to resolve the issue. For Fortinet FortiManager versions 6.2.6 and below, update to a version above 6.2.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the request handler to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-24017

Affected Products

Fortimanager

References · 5

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-189 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24017 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-24017 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/22127 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29735 · Telegram Post