CVE-2021-43062 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Fortinet FortiMail version 7.0.1 and 7.0.0, version 6.4.5 and below, version 6.3.7 and below, version 6.0.11 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP GET requests to the FortiGuard URI protection service.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.50211.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Fortinet Subscribe	Fortimail Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail::::::::

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166055/Fortinet-Fortimail-7.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-185

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.48581}`	epss `{'score': 0.47917}`

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published: 2022-02-02T11:08:07

Updated: 2024-10-22T21:01:19.534Z

Reserved: 2021-10-28T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-43062

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T03:47:13.228Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-02-02T11:15:07.887

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:28:37.473

Link: CVE-2021-43062

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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