Medium severity · published Mar 30, 2017
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…
4.9
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
5.2.0; 5.2.1; 5.2.2; 5.2.3; 5.2.4; 5.2.5; +6 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7542
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7542
Not Applicable
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394
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