What is CVE-2020-12816?

CVE-2020-12816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-12816?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-12816 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2020-12816

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiNAC before 8.7.2 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a stored cross site scripting attack (XSS) via the UserID of Admin Users.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.012 (63.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac
Fortinet Fortinac — versions FortiNAC before 8.7.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12816?: CVE-2020-12816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-12816?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12816 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.