CVE-2016-8491

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-8491
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfortinet
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-01 17:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-798 | Remote shell access

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary9.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Fortinet Fortiwlc 7.0-10-0 All All All
Hardware Fortinet Fortiwlc 7.0-9-1 All All All
Hardware Fortinet Fortiwlc 8.1-2-0 All All All
Hardware Fortinet Fortiwlc 8.1-3-2 All All All
Hardware Fortinet Fortiwlc 8.2-4-0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC affected 7.0-9-1 Not specified
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC affected 7.0-10-0 Not specified
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC affected 8.1-2-0 Not specified
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC affected 8.1-3-2 Not specified
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiWLC affected 8.2-4-0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FortiWLC CVE-2016-8491 Hardcoded Account Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
FortiWLC Undocumented Hardcoded core Account | FortiGuard.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fortiguard.com Vendor Advisory
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