CVE-2021-32585
Published: 06 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2021-32585 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 33.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-19425
Vulnerability details
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiWAN before 4.5.9 may allow an attacker to perform a stored cross-site scripting attack via specifically crafted HTTP requests.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.