CVE-2016-4969 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IP parameter to script/statistics/getconn.php.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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-2016-5943	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IP parameter to script/statistics/getconn.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00719.

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: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.912Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4969

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:11.143

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

Link: CVE-2016-4969

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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