vulnerability
Fortinet FortiOS: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-2016-1909)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | 01/15/2016 | 05/15/2017 | 05/24/2022 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/15/2016
Added
05/15/2017
Modified
05/24/2022
Description
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.
Solution
fortios-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-1909
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-1909
- URL-http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios
- URL-http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html
- URL-http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26
- URL-http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663
- URL-https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608
- URL-https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/
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