CVE-2021-43206: fortinet fortinet fortios, fortiproxy
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-43206 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in fortinet fortinet fortios, fortiproxy. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 04-05-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 22-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A server-generated error message containing sensitive information in Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 2.0.x allows malicious webservers to retrieve a web proxy's client username and IP via same origin HTTP requests triggering proxy-generated HTTP status codes pages.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.82%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
57%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.81% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fortinet3 products
- fortinet fortios, fortiproxyFortiOS 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.8, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.10, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.14, 6.0.13, 6.0.12, 6.0.11, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.6.14, 5.6.13, 5.6.12, 5.6.11, 5.6.10, 5.6.9, 5.6.8, 5.6.7, 5.6.6, 5.6.5, 5.6.4, 5.6.3, 5.6.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.0; FortiProxy 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 2.0.7, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0
- fortios≥ 5.6.0, < 6.0.14 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.2.10 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.4
- fortiproxy≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.2
1 vendor · 3 products