PT-2017-9661 · Fortinet · Fortiwlc

Published 2017-02-01 · Updated 2017-02-24 · CVE-2016-8491

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.4

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Fortinet FortiWLC (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell due to the presence of a hardcoded account named core.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-8491

Affected Products

Fortiwlc

References · 3

• https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8491 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94186 · Note