PT-2021-21158 · Fortinet · Fortiwebmanager

Published 2021-10-06 · Updated 2021-10-14 · CVE-2021-36175

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FortiWebManager versions 6.2.3 and below FortiWebManager versions 6.0.2 and below

Description An improper neutralization of input issue in FortiWebManager may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject malicious script/tags via the name, description, or comments parameter of various sections of the device.

Recommendations For FortiWebManager versions 6.2.3 and below, consider disabling the ability to input data via the name, description, or comments parameter until a patch is available. For FortiWebManager versions 6.0.2 and below, restrict access to the sections of the device that utilize the name, description, or comments parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-36175

Affected Products

Fortiwebmanager

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36175 · Security Note
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-027 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36175 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21973 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/30033 · Telegram Post