CVE-2021-32585 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiWAN

What is CVE-2021-32585?

CVE-2021-32585 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWAN, published on 6 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiWAN before 4.5.9 may allow an attacker to perform a stored cross-site scripting attack via specifically crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32585?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiwan.

How do I fix CVE-2021-32585?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32585 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2021-32585 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32585 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiWAN

• CVE-2021-26102 Path traversal in FortiWAN Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-26114 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWAN Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-4965 Command injection in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2023-44252 Auth bypass in FortiWAN High 8.6
• CVE-2023-44251 Path traversal in FortiWAN High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8w42-c82m-92px.