CVE-2016-7542

MediumCVSS 4.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A read-only administrator on Fortinet devices with FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.10 GA and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 GA may have access to read-write administrators password hashes (not including super-admins) stored on the appliance via the webui REST API, and may therefore be able to crack them.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.9/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fortinet	FortiOS	5.2.0 - 5.2.9, 5.4.1

References

http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050Not Applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037394

Timeline

Published: Mar 30, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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