01 Record
CVE-2021-24008
An exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability [CWE-497] in FortiDDoS version 5.4.0, version 5.3.2 and below, version 5.2.0, version 5.1.0, version 5.0.0,
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: fortinet
CNA base score5.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:X
02 Description
An exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere vulnerability [CWE-497] in FortiDDoS version 5.4.0, version 5.3.2 and below, version 5.2.0, version 5.1.0, version 5.0.0,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 42.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-03-28 10:13Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-03-28 13:39Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-01-13
- Assigning CNA
- fortinet
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.0)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized ActorClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6fe79d88490d73ce493ea2f44c330329f7108b8320dd5f644ec0699f45bfd549
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- fortiguard.fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-105
07 Remediation
Please upgrade to FortiMail versions 6.0.10 or above. Please upgrade to FortiMail versions 6.2.5 or above. Please upgrade to FortiMail versions 6.4.2 or above.