CVE-2024-21757 Auth bypass in FortiAnalyzer
Attackers can modify admin passwords via device configuration backup, leading to unauthorized administrative access on FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-21757?
CVE-2024-21757 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A unverified password change in Fortinet FortiManager versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, and versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, as well as Fortinet FortiAnalyzer versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.10, versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, and versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.1, allows an attacker to modify admin passwords via the device configuration backup.
Weakness: CWE-620
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21757?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fortinet Fortianalyzer, Fortinet Fortimanager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-21757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21757 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-q5q5-qr9g-74ch.