What is CVE-2016-4066?

CVE-2016-4066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-4066?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Fortinet Fortiweb

CVE-2016-4066

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.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (33.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiweb
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
1036194 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
91768 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4066?: CVE-2016-4066 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4066?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.