CVE-2016-4968 Information disclosure in n/a
Authenticated users can retrieve administrator cookies from the admin_global page, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-4968?
CVE-2016-4968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Sep 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The linkreport/tmp/admin_global page in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to discover administrator cookies via a GET request.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4968?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiwan.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4968?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-4968 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-4968 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4968 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frq8-w3j2-f2hf.