PT-2021-23674 · Fortinet · Fortinet Meru Ap

Published 2021-12-09 · Updated 2021-12-13 · CVE-2021-42759

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fortinet Meru AP versions 8.6.1 and below Fortinet Meru AP versions 8.5.5 and below

Description A violation of secure design principles allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted cli commands.

Recommendations For Fortinet Meru AP versions 8.6.1 and below, update to a version above 8.6.1 to resolve the issue. For Fortinet Meru AP versions 8.5.5 and below, update to a version above 8.5.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to cli commands until a patch is available.

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-42759

Affected Products

Fortinet Meru Ap

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42759 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42759 · Vendor Advisory
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-004 · Vendor Advisory