FKIE_CVE-2016-8494

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-09 15:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Insufficient verification of uploaded files allows attackers with webui administrators privileges to perform arbitrary code execution by uploading a new webui theme.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96159
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-080Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96159
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-080Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet connect 14.2
fortinet connect 14.10
fortinet connect 15.10
fortinet connect 16.7
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