High severity · published Jul 12, 2021
CVE-2021-24015
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the administrative interface of FortiMail before 6.4.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to…
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS Command vulnerability in the administrative interface of FortiMail before 6.4.4 may allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized commands via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortimail · Fortinet
5.4.0 through 5.4.12; 6.0.0 before 6.0.11; 6.2.0 before 6.2.7; 6.4.0 before 6.4.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24015
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-021
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