Fortinet FortiADC up to 6.2.1 User Profile privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Fortinet FortiADC up to 5.3.7/5.4.5/6.0.4/6.1.5/6.2.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component User Profile Handler. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-43076. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Fortinet FortiADC up to 5.3.7/5.4.5/6.0.4/6.1.5/6.2.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component User Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An improper privilege management vulnerability [CWE-269] in FortiADC versions 6.2.1 and below, 6.1.5 and below, 6.0.4 and below, 5.4.5 and below and 5.3.7 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker with restricted user profile to modify the system files using the shell access.

The weakness was published 09/06/2022 as FG-IR-21-215. It is possible to read the advisory at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-43076 since 10/28/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Fortinet

Name

• FortiADC

Version

• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6
• 5.3.7
• 5.4.0
• 5.4.1
• 5.4.2
• 5.4.3
• 5.4.4
• 5.4.5
• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.1.0
• 6.1.1
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.3
• 6.1.4
• 6.1.5
• 6.2.0
• 6.2.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.fortinet.com/

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