Fortiweb
CVE-2016-4066
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the password via unspecified vectors.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the password via. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352), which allows attackers to trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions. Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the password via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiweb. Version information: before 5.5.3.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement anti-CSRF tokens, validate Origin/Referer headers, use SameSite cookie attribute.
Fortinet FortiWeb contains a relative path traversal allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute administrative comman
Fortinet FortiWeb contains an authenticated OS command injection allowing privilege escalation to execute unauthorized c
A improper handling of parameters in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 7.6.3 and below, versions 7.4.7 and below, versions 7.2.
Arbitrary file write and folder deletion in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiOS, and FortiProxy is possible via a path traver
A buffer underwrite ('buffer underflow') vulnerability in the administrative interface of Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation in FortiWeb GUI interface 6.3.0 through 6.3.7 and version
Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0, 7.6.0-7.6.4, and 7.4.0-7.4.9 allows unauthenticated remote attackers t
Multiple vulnerabilities in the authentication mechanism of confd in FortiWeb versions 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.3.0 through 6.3.1
A stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb version 6.4.0, version 6.3.15 and below, 6.2.5 and below allows attac
Privilege escalation via path traversal affects multiple Fortinet appliances - FortiWeb (6.4, 7.0, 7.2, 7.4.0-7.4.4, 7.6
Multiple improper authorization vulnerabilities [CWE-285] in FortiWeb version 7.4.2 and below, version 7.2.7 and below,
A protection mechanism failure in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.1, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6, 6.4.0 through 6.4.3, 6.3.6
Same weakness CWE-352 – Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
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