CVE-2016-1909 Information

Description

Fortinet FortiAnalyzer before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x before 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x before 3.0.8; and FortiOS 4.1.x before 4.1.11 4.2.x before 4.2.16 4.3.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 have a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://blog.fortinet.com/post/brief-statement-regarding-issues-found-with-fortios http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034663 https://twitter.com/esizkur/status/686842135501508608 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8