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CVE-2021-36168: fortinet fortinet fortiportal Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 04-08-2021Last modified 25-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-36168 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in fortinet fortinet fortiportal. EPSS estimates a 1.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.10%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 04-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Fortinet FortiPortal 6.x before 6.0.5, FortiPortal 5.3.x before 5.3.6 and any FortiPortal before 6.2.5 allows authenticated attacker to disclosure information via crafted GET request with malicious parameter values.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.10%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.10% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.10%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • fortinet fortiportalFortiPortal 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.3.5, 5.3.4, 5.3.3, 5.3.2, 5.3.1, 5.3.0, 5.2.5, 5.2.4, 5.2.3, 5.2.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.0, 5.1.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.0, 5.0.3, 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 5.0.0, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4, 4.0.3, 4.0.2, 4.0.1, 4.0.0
  • fortiportal< 5.2.6 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.6 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.0.5

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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