CVE-2016-8491

Published Feb 1, 2017

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

Description
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
Source
psirt@fortinet.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9.1
Impact score
5.2
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Severity
CRITICAL

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
9.4
Impact score
9.2
Exploitability score
10
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-798

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations