CVE-2021-32584

Published Mar 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An improper access control (CWE-284) vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.6.0, version 8.5.3 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 and below, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.4, version 8.1.3 may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to access certain areas of the web management CGI functionality by just specifying the correct URL. The vulnerability applies only to limited CGI resources and might allow the unauthorized party to access configuration details.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Fortinet

FortiWLC

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.6.0`	affected	—
`8.5.0`	affected	≤ 8.5.3
`8.4.4`	affected	≤ 8.4.8
`8.4.0`	affected	≤ 8.4.2
`8.3.0`	affected	≤ 8.3.3
`8.2.4`	affected	≤ 8.2.7
`8.1.3`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please upgrade to FortiWLC version 8.5.4 or above. Please upgrade to FortiWLC version 8.6.1 or above.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-19424	An improper access control (CWE-284) vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.6.0, version 8.5.3 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 and below, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.4, version 8.1.3 may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to access certain areas of the web management CGI functionality by just specifying the correct URL. The vulnerability applies only to limited CGI resources and might allow the unauthorized party to access configuration details.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.640% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-138

History

Jul 24, 2025 8:30 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc::::::::

Mar 17, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mar 17, 2025 1:30 PM Description updated. First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An improper access control (CWE-284) vulnerability in FortiWLC version 8.6.0, version 8.5.3 and below, version 8.4.8 and below, version 8.3.3 and below, version 8.2.7 to 8.2.4, version 8.1.3 may allow an unauthenticated and remote attacker to access certain areas of the web management CGI functionality by just specifying the correct URL. The vulnerability applies only to limited CGI resources and might allow the unauthorized party to access configuration details.
First Time appeared		Fortinet Fortinet fortiwlc
Weaknesses		CWE-284
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.2.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.4.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.5.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:8.6.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Fortinet Fortinet fortiwlc
References		https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-138
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.8, '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:R'}`