CVE-2016-3978

Description

The Web User Interface (WebUI) in FortiOS 5.0.x before 5.0.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.3, and 5.4.x before 5.4.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the "redirect" parameter to "login."

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.52% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/68 mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035332 vdb entry
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/fortios-open-redirect-vulnerability vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3978?
CVE-2016-3978 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3978?
To fix CVE-2016-3978, 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-2016-3978 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-3978 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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