CVE-2024-54021
An improper neutralization of crlf sequences in http headers ('http response splitting') in...
An Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('http response splitting') vulnerability [CWE-113] in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.6.0, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.4.5 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the file filter via crafted HTTP headers.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('http response splitting') vulnerability [CWE-113] in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.6.0, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.4.5 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the file filter via crafted HTTP headers.
- Record
CVE-2024-54021- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:X/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-113
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-52244
An Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('http response splitting') vulnerability [CWE-113] in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.6.0, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.4.5 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the file filter via crafted HTTP headers.
- Record
EUVD-2024-52244- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:X/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v8p8-w9q2-q67j
An improper neutralization of crlf sequences in http headers ('http response splitting') in...
An improper neutralization of crlf sequences in http headers ('http response splitting') in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.6.0, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.4.5 allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP header.
- Record
GHSA-v8p8-w9q2-q67j- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-113, CWE-436
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences in HTTP Headers ('http response splitting') vulnerability [CWE-113] in Fortinet FortiOS 7.2.0 through 7.6.0, FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.4.5 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the file filter via crafted HTTP headers.
- Record
CVE-2024-54021- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-113
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-54021 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.4) in Fortinet Fortios, published January 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.