FKIE_CVE-2016-8491

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-01 17:59 - Updated: 2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94186Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94186Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet fortiwlc 7.0-9-1
fortinet fortiwlc 7.0-10-0
fortinet fortiwlc 8.1-2-0
fortinet fortiwlc 8.1-3-2
fortinet fortiwlc 8.2-4-0
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