Resource exhaustion in Fortinet Fortiweb
CVE-2021-36187
A uncontrolled resource consumption in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, 6.2.5 and below allows attacker to cause a denial of service for webserver daemon via crafted HTTP requests
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortiweb — versions FortiWeb 6.4.0, 6.3.15, 6.3.14, 6.3.13, 6.3.12, 6.3.11, 6.3.10, 6.3.9, 6.3.8, 6.3.7, 6.3.6, 6.3.5, 6.3.4, 6.3.3, 6.3.2, 6.3.1, 6.3.0, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.1.2, 6.1.1, 6.1.0, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.9.1, 5.9.0, 5.8.7, 5.8.6, 5.8.5, 5.8.3, 5.8.2, 5.8.1, 5.8.0, 5.7.3, 5.7.2, 5.7.1, 5.7.0, 5.6.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.0, 5.5.7, 5.5.6, 5.5.5, 5.5.4, 5.5.3, 5.5.2, 5.5.1, 5.5.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.0, 5.3.9, 5.3.8, 5.3.7, 5.3.6, 5.3.5, 5.3.4, 5.3.3, 5.3.2, 5.3.1, 5.3.0, 5.2.4, 5.2.3, 5.2.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.0, 5.1.4, 5.1.3, 5.1.2, 5.1.1, 5.1.0, 5.0.6, 5.0.5, 5.0.4, 5.0.3, 5.0.2, 5.0.1, 5.0.0, 4.4.7, 4.4.6, 4.4.5, 4.4.4, 4.4.3, 4.4.2, 4.4.1, 4.4.0, 4.3.7, 4.3.6, 4.3.5, 4.3.4, 4.3.3, 4.3.2, 4.3.1, 4.2.4, 4.2.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.0, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1.0, 4.0.2, 3.0.0
- Fortinet Fortiweb — versions 6.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-039 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36187?
- CVE-2021-36187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.