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CVE-2021-36168
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2021-08-04 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
A Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Fortinet FortiPortal 6.x before 6.0.5, FortiPortal 5.3.x before 5.3.6 and any FortiPortal before 6.2.5 allows authenticated attacker to disclosure information via crafted GET request with malicious parameter values.
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiPortal: before 5.2.6; from 5.3.0 before 5.3.6; from 6.0.0 before 6.0.5 — fixed in 5.2.6, 5.3.6, 6.0.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiPortal 5.2.6, 5.3.6, 6.0.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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