High severity · published Sep 8, 2021
CVE-2021-36182
A Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('Command Injection') in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.13 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or…
8.8
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('Command Injection') in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.3.13 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via 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)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiweb · Fortinet
through 6.2.4; 6.3.0 before 6.3.14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36182
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36182
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-047
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