#VU60212 Path traversal in FortiWeb - CVE-2021-42753 

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#VU60212 Path traversal in FortiWeb - CVE-2021-42753

Published: February 1, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60212
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42753
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiWeb
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary files and folders on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and delete arbitrary files and folders on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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