CVE-2016-1909

Public Exploit

Description

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11, 4.2.x before 4.2.16, 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 81.59% Top 5%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 exploit mailing list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663 vdb entry
https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1909?
CVE-2016-1909 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1909?
To fix CVE-2016-1909, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1909 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1909 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~82% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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