Information disclosure in Fortinet Fortios, Fortiproxy

CVE-2021-43206

A server-generated error message containing sensitive information in Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 2.0.x allows malicious webservers to retrieve a web proxy's client username and IP via same origin HTTP requests triggering proxy-generated HTTP status codes pages.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-43206: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Fortinet Fortios, Fortiproxy — versions FortiOS 7.0.3, 7.0.2, 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 6.4.8, 6.4.7, 6.4.6, 6.4.5, 6.4.4, 6.4.3, 6.4.2, 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.10, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.5, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.14, 6.0.13, 6.0.12, 6.0.11, 6.0.10, 6.0.9, 6.0.8, 6.0.7, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.6.14, 5.6.13, 5.6.12, 5.6.11, 5.6.10, 5.6.9, 5.6.8, 5.6.7, 5.6.6, 5.6.5, 5.6.4, 5.6.3, 5.6.2, 5.6.1, 5.6.0; FortiProxy 7.0.1, 7.0.0, 2.0.7, 2.0.6, 2.0.5, 2.0.4, 2.0.3, 2.0.2, 2.0.1, 2.0.0
  • Fortinet Fortios
  • Fortinet Fortiproxy

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43206?
CVE-2021-43206 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, Fortiproxy, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2021-43206?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.