CVE-2021-36171 HIGH

CVE-2021-36171

Vendor Fortinet
Product Fortinet FortiPortal
Published March 1, 2022
Last update October 25, 2024

CVSS base score

8.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator in the password reset feature of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to predict parts of or the whole newly generated password within a given time frame.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2022 CVE published
October 25, 2024 Record updated