CVE-2021-41013 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiWeb

What is CVE-2021-41013?

CVE-2021-41013 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, published on 8 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWeb versions 6.4.1 and below and 6.3.15 and below in the Report Browse section of Log & Report may allow an unauthorized and unauthenticated user to access the Log reports via their URLs.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiweb.

How do I fix CVE-2021-41013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41013 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-2021-41013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Fortinet Fortiweb vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-78rc-hmp8-p646.