CVE-2016-5092 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary files via the autolearn feature in FortiWeb, requiring an upgrade to remediate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-5092?
CVE-2016-5092 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, published on 13 Jul 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote authenticated administrators with read and write privileges to read arbitrary files by leveraging the autolearn feature.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5092?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiweb.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5092?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-5092 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5092 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortiweb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wp94-jv5c-2hph.