# CVE-2021-32590: SQL injection in Fortinet FortiPortal

> An attacker with regular user privileges can execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database via crafted HTTP requests in FortiPortal.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Aug 2021
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cfm8-ggjg-q9mj

## What is CVE-2021-32590?

CVE-2021-32590 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 4 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command vulnerabilities in FortiPortal 6.0.0 through 6.0.4, 5.3.0 through 5.3.5, 5.2.0 through 5.2.5, and 4.2.2 and earlier may allow an attacker with regular user's privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying SQL database via specifically crafted HTTP requests.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32590?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortinet Fortiportal.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-32590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32590 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-32590 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPortal

- [CVE-2021-32588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32588/): Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7342](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7342/): Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-7337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7337/): Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2025-24470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-24470/): Path traversal in FortiPortal (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-36171](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36171/): Weak cryptography in Fortinet FortiPortal (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-32590 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-32590 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 4 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32590 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiPortal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32590/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32590/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32590
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32590
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-32590

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32590/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.