Medium severity · published Oct 6, 2021
CVE-2021-36175
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiWebManager versions 6.2.3 and below, 6.0.2 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject…
5.4
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiWebManager versions 6.2.3 and below, 6.0.2 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject malicious script/tags via the name/description/comments parameter of various sections of the device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 48% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiweb · Fortinet
6.0.0 before 6.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36175
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36175
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-027
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