4.9med
CVE-2016-7542
A read-only administrator on Fortinet devices with FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.10 GA and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 GA may have access to read-write a…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
4.9
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
A read-only administrator on Fortinet devices with FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.10 GA and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 GA may have access to read-write administrators password hashes (not including super-admins) stored on the appliance via the webui REST API, and may therefore be able to crack them.
CISA SSVC assessment
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Fortinet FortiOS
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- Technology feeds
- Fortinet (RSS, critical only)
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/94690 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- fortiguard.com /advisory/FG-IR-16-050 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037394 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-7542
- NVD: CVE-2016-7542
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