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CRITICAL
CVE-2016-1909
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer SSH Backdoor FixedUpdate risking Administrative Access
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2016, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2016, 3:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-1909 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-1909 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fortinet fortios

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Dockerfile Python Makefile C Shell Ruby Java PHP

Updated: 5 years, 10 months ago
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Python Ruby Shell Java C Makefile PHP Dockerfile

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Dec. 15, 2016, 5:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 22 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-1909 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-1909 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation FortiAnalyzer en versiones anteriores a 5.0.12 y 5.2.x en versiones anteriores a 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x en versiones anteriores a 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x en versiones anteriores a 3.0.8; y FortiOS 4.1.x en versiones anteriores a 4.1.11, 4.2.x en versiones anteriores a 4.2.16, 4.3.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.17 y 5.0.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.8 tienen una frase de contraseña embebida para la cuenta Fortimanager_Access, lo que permiten a atacantes remotos obtener acceso administrativo a través de una sesión SSH.
    Added Translation Fortinet FortiAnalyzer en versiones anteriores a 5.0.12 y 5.2.x en versiones anteriores a 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x en versiones anteriores a 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x en versiones anteriores a 3.0.8; y FortiOS 4.1.x en versiones anteriores a 4.1.11, 4.2.x en versiones anteriores a 4.2.16, 4.3.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.17 y 5.0.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.8 tienen una frase de contraseña embebida para la cuenta Fortimanager_Access, lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener acceso administrativo a través de una sesión SSH.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description 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. 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.
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Apr. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation FortiOS 4.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.17 y 5.0.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.8 tiene una frase de contraseña embebida para la cuenta Fortimanager_Access, lo que permite a atacantes remotos obtener acceso administrativo a través de una sesión SSH.
    Added Translation FortiAnalyzer en versiones anteriores a 5.0.12 y 5.2.x en versiones anteriores a 5.2.5; FortiSwitch 3.3.x en versiones anteriores a 3.3.3; FortiCache 3.0.x en versiones anteriores a 3.0.8; y FortiOS 4.1.x en versiones anteriores a 4.1.11, 4.2.x en versiones anteriores a 4.2.16, 4.3.x en versiones anteriores a 4.3.17 y 5.0.x en versiones anteriores a 5.0.8 tienen una frase de contraseña embebida para la cuenta Fortimanager_Access, lo que permiten a atacantes remotos obtener acceso administrativo a través de una sesión SSH.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 14, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description FortiOS 4.x before 4.3.17 and 5.0.x before 5.0.8 has a hardcoded passphrase for the Fortimanager_Access account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an SSH session. 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.
    Removed Reference http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/fortios-ssh-undocumented-interactive-login-vulnerability
    Added Reference http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/multiple-products-ssh-undocumented-login-vulnerability
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/ Exploit
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39224/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 21, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:4.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135225/FortiGate-OS-5.0.7-SSH-Backdoor.html Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/fortios-ssh-undocumented-interactive-login-vulnerability No Types Assigned http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/fortios-ssh-undocumented-interactive-login-vulnerability Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/26 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 20, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

68.19 }} -2.70%

score

0.97659

percentile

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