CVE-2016-4966 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The diagnosis_control.php page in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to download PCAP files via vectors related to the UserName GET parameter.

Published: 2016-09-21

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: 2.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

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

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5940	The diagnosis_control.php page in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to download PCAP files via vectors related to the UserName GET parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02279.

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/92781
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: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.871Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-4966

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-21T14:25:07.720

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

Link: CVE-2016-4966

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

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