Information disclosure in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-36170
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 FortiManager
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

FortiAnalyzer
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU57076

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36170

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A local administrator can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

FortiManager: 6.4.0 - 6.4.6

FortiAnalyzer: 6.4.0 - 7.0.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-112


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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