CVE-2016-4969
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IP parameter to script/statistics/getconn.php.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Base score: 6.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.26%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 82
- Score date: 10/4/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-79
References
- http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487
- http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487
Raw JSON (NVD)
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