Fortinet FortiOS Web User Interface redirect cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiOS (Firewall Software) (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Web User Interface. The manipulation of the argument redirect
with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:
The Web User Interface (WebUI) in FortiOS 5.0.x before 5.0.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.3, and 5.4.x before 5.4.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the "redirect" parameter to "login."
The weakness was presented 04/08/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-3978 since 04/08/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90314 (Fortinet FortiOS Redirect Parameter Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Firewalls and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (90314).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 90314
Nessus Name: Fortinet FortiOS Redirect Parameter Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: fortinet.comAdvisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-3978 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1035332
Vulnerability Center: 58170 - Fortinet FortiOS 5.0 - 5.0.12 and 5.2 - 5.2.2 Remote XSS Vulnerability in the WebUI, Medium
SecurityFocus: 84429 - Fortinet FortiOS Open Redirection Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 04/09/2016 15:28Updated: 07/13/2022 08:43
Changes: 04/09/2016 15:28 (62), 02/04/2019 14:32 (13), 07/13/2022 08:39 (3), 07/13/2022 08:43 (1)
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