CVE-2024-21759 Missing authorization in FortiPortal

What is CVE-2024-21759?

CVE-2024-21759 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal, published on 9 Jul 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Fortinet FortiPortal version 7.2.0, and versions 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 allows attacker to view unauthorized resources via HTTP or HTTPS requests.

Weakness: CWE-639

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21759?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiportal.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21759?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21759 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-2024-21759 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-21759 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiPortal

• CVE-2021-32590 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.9
• CVE-2021-32588 Hardcoded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7342 Security feature bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7337 Missing authorization in Fortinet FortiPortal Critical 9.1
• CVE-2025-24470 Path traversal in FortiPortal High 8.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-7r98-6ghp-7mfv.