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CVE-2021-36185: 
FortiWLM vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A command injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-36185) was discovered in FortiWLM's GUI component, affecting versions 8.6.1 and below. The vulnerability was internally discovered and reported by Mattia Fecit of the Fortinet Product Security team, and was publicly disclosed on November 2, 2021 (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS Command Injection') [CWE-78]. It received a CVSSv3 score of 8.3, categorizing it as High severity. The vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands through crafted HTTP requests to various controllers (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability enables attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands on the affected system, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the FortiWLM installation (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Mitigation and workarounds

Fortinet has addressed this vulnerability by releasing FortiWLM version 8.6.2. Users of affected versions (8.6.1 and below) are advised to upgrade to version 8.6.2 or later to mitigate this security risk (FortiGuard PSIRT).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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