CVE-2016-4066

8.8 HIGH

Published: July 13, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiweb-csrf-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91768

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036194

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiweb-csrf-vulnerability

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91768

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036194

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.9%

55th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

fortinet

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