Insufficient Session Expiration in Fortinet FortiClientEMS



Published: 2021-10-06
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-24019
CWE-ID CWE-613
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		FortiClientEMS
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient Session Expiration

EUVDB-ID: #VU57075

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24019

CWE-ID: CWE-613 - Insufficient Session Expiration

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiClientEMS: 6.2.0 - 6.4.2

External links

http://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-072


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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