CVE-2016-7542
N/A
Published: March 30, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94690SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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