High severity · published Sep 21, 2016
CVE-2016-4965
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…
8.8
CVSS
4.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.1% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiwan · Fortinet
through 4.2.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4965
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4965
Release Notes
http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf
Vendor Advisory
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487
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