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CVE-2021-43062

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Fortinet FortiMail version 7.0.1 and 7.0.0, version 6.4.5 and below, version 6.3.7 and below, version 6.0.11 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP GET requests to the FortiGuard URI protection service.

Affected products

• Fortinet FortiMail: from 6.2.0 before 6.2.8; from 6.4.0 before 6.4.6; from 7.0.0 before 7.0.2 — fixed in 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Fortinet FortiMail 6.2.8, 6.4.6, 7.0.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166055/Fortinet-Fortimail-7.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-185
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/166055/Fortinet-Fortimail-7.0.1-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-185

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