SB2017021503 - Privilege escalation in Fortinet Connect
Published: February 15, 2017
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8494)
CWE-ID: CWE-265 - Privilege / Sandbox Issues
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local webui administrator to gain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in webui interface when handling themes. A remote webui administrator can upload a specially crafted theme and execute arbitrary code on the affected device.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.