FKIE_CVE-2017-17539

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-05-08 04:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:11
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
fortinet fortiwlc *
fortinet fortiwlc *
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "FortiWLC",
          "vendor": "Fortinet, Inc.",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "7.0.11 and earlier"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "psirt@fortinet.com"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
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              "matchCriteriaId": "7337AA30-3FBE-4AC4-ABED-5B6976573E19",
              "versionEndIncluding": "7.0.11",
              "versionStartIncluding": "7.0",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
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            }
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      ]
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  ],
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      "value": "The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 7.0.11 and earlier allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "La presencia de una cuenta embebida en Fortinet FortiWLC en versiones 7.0.11 y anteriores permite que atacantes obtengan acceso de lectura/escritura mediante un shell remoto."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2017-17539",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:11:13.873",
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        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
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          "timestamp": "2024-10-24T20:11:08.330380Z",
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  "published": "2018-05-08T04:29:00.207",
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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  ]
}


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