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CVE-2021-32597

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-08-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Multiple improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79) in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer versions 7.0.0, 6.4.5 and below, 6.2.7 and below user interface, may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by injecting malicious payload in GET parameters.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiAnalyzer: before 6.2.8; from 6.4.0 before 6.4.6; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.1 — fixed in 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.1
• Fortinet FortiManager: before 6.2.8; from 6.4.0 before 6.4.6; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.1 — fixed in 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.1; Fortinet FortiManager 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-054
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-054

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