CVE-2016-4969 json
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrar…
published 2016-09-21 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-5943
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IP parameter to script/statistics/getconn.php.
Exploit prediction
2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92779
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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docs.fortinet.com
/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf
third-party-advisory
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/724487
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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fortiguard.com
/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities
release-notes, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-4969
- NVD CVE-2016-4969
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