CVE-2021-36176 (GCVE-0-2021-36176)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-11-02 18:10 – Updated: 2024-10-25 13:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Multiple uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerabilities in the web interface of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow a single low-privileged user to induce a denial of service via multiple HTTP requests.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 13:57 UTC
CWE
- Execute unauthorized code or commands
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-100 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | Fortinet FortiPortal |
Affected:
FortiPortal before 6.0.6
|
guessed |
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