Privilege escalation in Fortinet Connect - CVE-2016-8494
Published: February 9, 2017 / Updated: February 15, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5829
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8494
CWE-ID: CWE-265
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Fortinet Connect
How to mitigate CVE-2016-8494
The vulnerability is patched in the following firmware versions:
16.7.0.1, 15.10.0.3, 14.10.0.5, 14.2.0.12
16.7.0.1, 15.10.0.3, 14.10.0.5, 14.2.0.12