Path Traversal Vulnerability in FortiWeb by Fortinet
CVE-2021-41026

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortinet Fortiweb
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 April 2022

What is CVE-2021-41026?

A relative path traversal vulnerability exists in FortiWeb versions 6.4.1, 6.4.0, and from 6.3.0 to 6.3.15, enabling an authenticated attacker to exploit this flaw to access arbitrary files on the underlying filesystem. This can occur through the submission of specially crafted web requests that manipulate file paths, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored on the server.

Affected Version(s)

Fortinet FortiWeb FortiWeb 6.4.1, 6.4.0, and 6.3.0 through 6.3.15

References

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-156
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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