Fortinet FortiWLC up to 8.6.0 Web Management CGI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Fortinet FortiWLC up to 8.6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Management CGI. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-32584. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiWLC up to 8.6.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Web Management CGI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An improper access control (CWE-284) vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.6.0, version 8.5.3 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 and below, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.4, version 8.1.3 may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to access certain areas of the web management CGI functionality by just specifying the correct URL. The vulnerability applies only to limited CGI resources and might allow the unauthorized party to access configuration details.

The advisory is available at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-32584 since 05/11/2021. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/11/2021 🔍
03/17/2025 +1406 days 🔍
03/17/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/25/2025 +130 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-20-138
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-32584 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32584
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-299906

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2025 14:41
Updated: 07/25/2025 02:01
Changes: 03/17/2025 14:41 (64), 07/25/2025 02:01 (1)
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