What is CVE-2016-4966?

CVE-2016-4966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2016-4966?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Fortinet Fortiwan

CVE-2016-4966

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.023 (85.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiwan
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
VU#724487 (x_refsource_CERT-VN, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
92781 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4966?: CVE-2016-4966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiwan, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2016-4966?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.