CVE-2021-42759

A violation of secure design principles in Fortinet Meru AP version 8.6.1 and below, version 8.5.5 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted cli commands.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-21-004	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:meru_firmware::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:meru_firmware::::::::

cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:meru:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-12-09 10:15

Updated : 2021-12-13 20:00

NVD link : CVE-2021-42759

Mitre link : CVE-2021-42759

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-42759

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fortinet

meru_firmware
meru

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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