CVE-2021-32597 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
Remote authenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer interfaces via GET parameters, enabling stored XSS attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-32597?
CVE-2021-32597 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 6 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79) in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer versions 7.0.0, 6.4.5 and below, 6.2.7 and below user interface, may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by injecting malicious payload in GET parameters.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-32597?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2021-32597?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-32597 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-2021-32597 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-32597 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortianalyzer
- CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet Multiple Products Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2023-25610 Memory corruption in FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2021-32603 Server-side request forgery in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager
- CVE-2020-12817 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer
- CVE-2024-48886 Auth bypass in FortiOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6g8-v526-3fv8.