VulnerabilityModified
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 administrators password hashes (not including super-admins) stored on the appliance via the webui REST API, and may…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 1.54%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.54% probability · 73th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- fortinet/fortios
- Source
- psirt@fortinet.com
References
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050Not Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050Not Applicable
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.