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    CVE-2021-36172

    An improper restriction of XML external entity reference vulnerability in the parser of XML responses of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow an attacker who controls the producer of XML reports consumed by FortiPortal to trigger a denial of service or read arbitrary files from the underlying file system by means of specifically crafted XML documents.

    Published:Nov 2, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Nov 2, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00257
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fortinet
    Product
    Fortiportal

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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