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Fortinet FortiWeb xss (FG-IR-21-118)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209823

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Synopsis

Remote host is affected by a xss vulnerability.

Description

The version of FortiWeb installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-21-118 advisory.

 - A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.1 and below, 6.3.15 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted GET parameters in requests to login and error handlers (CVE-2021-36188)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.3.16/6.4.2/7.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-118

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209823

File Name: fortiweb_FG-IR-21-118.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 10/27/2024

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-36188

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiweb

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-36188