FKIE_CVE-2021-22125

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-07-20 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:36
Severity
6.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An instance of improper neutralization of special elements in the sniffer module of FortiSandbox before 3.2.2 may allow an authenticated administrator to execute commands on the underlying system's shell via altering the content of its configuration file.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-005Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-005Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet fortisandbox *
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          "vendor": "Fortinet",
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              "version": "FortiSandbox before 3.2.2"
            }
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      ],
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    },
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      "value": "Una instancia de neutralizaci\u00f3n inapropiada de elementos especiales en el m\u00f3dulo sniffer de FortiSandbox versiones anteriores a 3.2.2, puede permitir a un administrador autenticado ejecutar comandos en el shell del sistema subyacente por medio de la alteraci\u00f3n del contenido de su archivo de configuraci\u00f3n"
    }
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:36:39.590",
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          "timestamp": "2024-10-23T13:58:38.254063Z",
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  "published": "2021-07-20T11:15:11.340",
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