CVE-2021-43075 Command injection in Fortinet FortiWLM

What is CVE-2021-43075?

CVE-2021-43075 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWLM, published on 1 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Fortinet FortiWLM version 8.6.2 and below, version 8.5.2 and below, version 8.4.2 and below, version 8.3.2 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests to the alarm dashboard and controller config handlers.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-43075?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiwlm.

How do I fix CVE-2021-43075?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-43075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2021-43075 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-43075 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiWLM

• CVE-2017-7336 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiWLM Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-34990 Path traversal in FortiWLM Critical 9.6
• CVE-2023-34993 Command injection in FortiWLM Critical 9.6
• CVE-2023-36547 Command injection in FortiWLM Critical 9.6
• CVE-2023-36548 Command injection in FortiWLM Critical 9.6

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5qrm-3p2g-6c46.