CVE-2016-4965 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users with access to the nslookup functionality to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the graph parameter to diagnosis_control.php.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 7.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5939	Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users with access to the nslookup functionality to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the graph parameter to diagnosis_control.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07695.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487

History

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Subscriptions

Fortinet Fortiwan

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-09-21T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.935Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4965

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:06.673

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-4965

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

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