9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2016-4573
Fortinet FortiSwitch Authentication Bypass
Description

Fortinet FortiSwitch FSW-108D-POE, FSW-124D, FSW-124D-POE, FSW-224D-POE, FSW-224D-FPOE, FSW-248D-POE, FSW-248D-FPOE, FSW-424D, FSW-424D-POE, FSW-424D-FPOE, FSW-448D, FSW-448D-POE, FSW-448D-FPOE, FSW-524D, FSW-524D-FPOE, FSW-548D, FSW-548D-FPOE, FSW-1024D, FSW-1048D, FSW-3032D, and FSW-R-112D-POE models, when in FortiLink managed mode and upgraded to 3.4.1, might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and gain administrative access via an empty password for the rest_admin account.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 9, 2016, 2:05 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:52 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4573 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 fortiswitch
2 Fortinet fsw-1024d
3 Fortinet fsw-1048d
4 Fortinet fsw-108d-poe
5 Fortinet fsw-124d
6 Fortinet fsw-124d-poe
7 Fortinet fsw-224d-fpoe
8 Fortinet fsw-224d-poe
9 Fortinet fsw-248d-fpoe
10 Fortinet fsw-248d-poe
11 Fortinet fsw-3032d
12 Fortinet fsw-424d
13 Fortinet fsw-424d-fpoe
14 Fortinet fsw-424d-poe
15 Fortinet fsw-448d
16 Fortinet fsw-448d-fpoe
17 Fortinet fsw-448d-poe
18 Fortinet fsw-524d
19 Fortinet fsw-524d-fpoe
20 Fortinet fsw-548d
21 Fortinet fsw-548d-fpoe
22 Fortinet fsw-r-112d-poe
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiswitch-rest-admin-account-exposed-under-specific-conditions
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92450
    Added Reference https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security/advisories/cve-2016-4573
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92450 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortiswitch:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-124d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-124d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-224d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-224d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-248d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-248d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-424d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-424d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-424d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-448d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-448d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-448d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-524d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-524d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-548d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-548d-fpoe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-1024d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-1048d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-3032d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-r-112d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:fortinet:fsw-108d-poe:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    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://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiswitch-rest-admin-account-exposed-under-specific-conditions No Types Assigned http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiswitch-rest-admin-account-exposed-under-specific-conditions Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security/advisories/cve-2016-4573 No Types Assigned https://www.themissinglink.com.au/security/advisories/cve-2016-4573 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 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.

0.47 }} -0.05%

score

0.75360

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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