CVE-2016-7542 (GCVE-0-2016-7542)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-30 14:00 – Updated: 2024-10-25 14:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A read-only administrator on Fortinet devices with FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.10 GA and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 GA may have access to read-write administrators password hashes (not including super-admins) stored on the appliance via the webui REST API, and may therefore be able to crack them.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-23 14:00 UTC
CWE
- Information leak
Assigner
References
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| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Impacted products
Date Public
2016-12-02 00:00
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