CVE-2021-24006 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiManager

What is CVE-2021-24006?

CVE-2021-24006 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimanager, published on 6 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper access control vulnerability in FortiManager versions 6.4.0 to 6.4.3 may allow an authenticated attacker with a restricted user profile to access the SD-WAN Orchestrator panel via directly visiting its URL.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortimanager.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24006 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-24006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortimanager

• CVE-2024-47575 Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-3613 Privilege escalation in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-6695 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiManager Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-17654 Cross-site request forgery in Fortinet FortiManager High 8.8
• CVE-2015-3611 Command injection in n/a High 8.8

All Fortinet Fortimanager vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4vw3-f445-4gxj.