CVE-2021-36172 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-36172

Vendor Fortinet
Product Fortinet FortiPortal
Published November 2, 2021
Last update October 25, 2024

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability in the parser of XML responses of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an attacker who controls the producer of XML reports consumed by FortiPortal to trigger a denial of service or read arbitrary files from the underlying file system by means of specifically crafted XML documents.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 2, 2021 CVE published
October 25, 2024 Record updated