CVE-2021-43206 json
A server-generated error message containing sensitive information in Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 6.2.x, 6.0.…
published 2022-05-04 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-30150
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A server-generated error message containing sensitive information in Fortinet FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.3, 6.4.0 through 6.4.8, 6.2.x, 6.0.x and FortiProxy 7.0.0 through 7.0.1, 2.0.x allows malicious webservers to retrieve a web proxy's client username and IP via same origin HTTP requests triggering proxy-generated HTTP status codes pages.
Patch / fix
- fortinet fortiproxy 2.0.9, 7.0.2
- fortinet fortios 6.0.14, 6.2.10, 6.4.8, 7.0.4
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS, FortiProxy
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
- Technology feeds
References
-
fortiguard.com
/psirt/FG-IR-21-231
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-43206
- NVD CVE-2021-43206
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