9.8crit
CVE-2016-1909in critical feed1 exploit
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1…
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
71.3%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
71.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43386 Fortinet FortiGate 4.x < 5.0.7 - SSH Backdoor Access · remote · 2016-01-09
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
- Fortinet (RSS, critical only)
References
- blog.fortinet.com /post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
- packetstormsecurity.com /files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1034663 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- twitter.com /esizkur/status/686842135501508608 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- fortiguard.com /advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/39224/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1909
- NVD: CVE-2016-1909
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