Is CVE-2021-36171 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-36171 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-36171?

CVE-2021-36171 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-36171?

CVE-2021-36171 has an EPSS score of 1.14% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-36171?

Upgrade fortiportal to 6.0.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-36171

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The use of a cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator in the password reset feature of FortiPortal before 6.0.6 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to predict parts of or the whole newly generated password within a given time frame.

CWE-338

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiportalNVD

Affected:>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.6Fixed in:6.0.6CVE-2021-36171derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.