CVE-2016-4066

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that change the password via unspecified vectors.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiweb-csrf-vulnerability vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036194 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91768 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-4066?
CVE-2016-4066 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-4066?
To fix CVE-2016-4066, 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-2016-4066 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-4066 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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