Description
The presence of a hardcoded account named 'core' in Fortinet FortiWLC allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-065
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94186
Scores
CVSS v3
9.1
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-798
Status
published
Products (10)
Fortinet/Fortinet FortiWLC
7.0-10-0
Fortinet/Fortinet FortiWLC
7.0-9-1
Fortinet/Fortinet FortiWLC
8.1-2-0
Fortinet/Fortinet FortiWLC
8.1-3-2
Fortinet/Fortinet FortiWLC
8.2-4-0
fortinet/fortiwlc
7.0-9-1
fortinet/fortiwlc
7.0-10-0
fortinet/fortiwlc
8.1-2-0
fortinet/fortiwlc
8.1-3-2
fortinet/fortiwlc
8.2-4-0
Published
Feb 01, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026