CVE-2021-42761

Description

A condition for session fixation vulnerability [CWE-384] in the session management of FortiWeb versions 6.4 all versions, 6.3.0 through 6.3.16, 6.2.0 through 6.2.6, 6.1.0 through 6.1.2, 6.0.0 through 6.0.7, 5.9.0 through 5.9.1 may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to infer the session identifier of other users and possibly usurp their session.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.0.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.3.17 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.2.7 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.1.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 5.9.2 or above

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 2.51% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: Fortinet FortiWeb
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-42761?
CVE-2021-42761 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-42761?
To fix CVE-2021-42761: Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.0.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.3.17 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.2.7 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.1.3 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.0.8 or above Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 5.9.2 or above
Is CVE-2021-42761 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-42761 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-42761?
CVE-2021-42761 affects Fortinet FortiWeb.
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