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TI-2021-12271 Aliases CVE-2021-32602GHSA-525v-wrc2-rphr

Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiPortal

Priority LOW 34CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability (CWE-79) in FortiPortal GUI 6.0.4 and below, 5.3.6 and below, 5.2.6 and below, 5.1.2 and below, 5.0.3 and below, 4.2.2 and below, 4.1.2 and below, 4.0.4 and below may allow a remote and unauthenticated attacker to perform an XSS attack via sending a crafted request with an invalid lang parameter or with an invalid org.springframework.web.servlet.i18n.CookieLocaleResolver.LOCALE value.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00632 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortinet FortiPortalFortiPortal 6.0.4 and below, 5.3.6 and below, 5.2.6 and below, 5.1.2 and below, 5.0.3 and below, 4.2.2 and below, 4.1.2 and below, 4.0.4 and below.—No fix listedCNA
  • Fortinet FortiPortal VendorFortinet Affected FortiPortal 6.0.4 and below, 5.3.6 and below, 5.2.6 and below, 5.1.2 and below, 5.0.3 and below, 4.2.2 and below, 4.1.2 and below, 4.0.4 and below. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 – 4.0.4; 4.1.0 – 4.1.2; 4.2.0 – 4.2.2; 5.0.0 – 5.0.3; 5.1.0 – 5.1.2; 5.2.0 – 5.2.6; 5.3.0 – 5.3.6; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiportal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 – 4.0.4; 4.1.0 – 4.1.2; 4.2.0 – 4.2.2; 5.0.0 – 5.0.3; 5.1.0 – 5.1.2; 5.2.0 – 5.2.6; 5.3.0 – 5.3.6; 6.0.0 – 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32602
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-525v-wrc2-rphr
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-12259 Hard-coded credentials in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-12260 Use after free in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14445 Authorization bypass in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2017-05005 Improper input validation in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-17109 Missing authentication in Fortinet FortiManager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05000 Incorrect permission assignment in Fortinet FortiPortal CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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