CVE-2021-26102

A relative path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) in FortiWAN version 4.5.7 and below, 4.4 all versions may allow a remote non-authenticated attacker to delete files on the system by sending a crafted POST request. In particular, deleting specific configuration files will reset the Admin password to its default value.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-048	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Jan 2025, 20:29

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Fortinet fortiwan Fortinet
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan::::::::
CWE		CWE-22
References	~~() https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-048 -~~	() https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-048 - Vendor Advisory

19 Dec 2024, 14:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-12-19 14:15

Updated : 2025-01-21 20:29

NVD link : CVE-2021-26102

Mitre link : CVE-2021-26102

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-26102

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

fortiwan

CWE

CWE-305

Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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