SB2021100603 - Insufficient Session Expiration in Fortinet FortiClientEMS
Published: October 6, 2021 Updated: March 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021100603
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Insufficient Session Expiration (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24019)
CWE-ID: CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient session expiration issue. A remote non-authenticated attacker can reuse the unexpired admin user session IDs to gain admin privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.