CVE-2021-43081 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-43081

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability...

Vulnerability Description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS version 7.0.3 and below, 6.4.8 and below, 6.2.10 and below, 6.0.14 to 6.0.0. and in FortiProxy version 7.0.1 and below, 2.0.7 to 2.0.0 web filter override form may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform an XSS attack via crafted HTTP GET requests.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Fortinet FortiProxy
Vulnerable Versions:
FortiOS version 7.0.3 and below, 6.4.8 and below, 6.2.10 and below, 6.0.14 to 6.0.0. FortiProxy version 7.0.1 and below, 2.0.7 to 2.0.0.

Timeline

Official Publish: May 11th, 2022
Last Modified: October 22nd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:W/RC:X

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.