Improper Authentication in FortiManager - CVE-2021-24017
Published: September 8, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56395
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24017
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests. A remote authenticated attacker can assign or un-assign a global policy package via a POST request to flatui/json module.
Affected software
FortiManager
How to mitigate CVE-2021-24017
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiManager - addressed in versions 6.2.7, 6.4.4, 7.0.0