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CVE-2016-3196

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3196 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager versions 5.x before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.6. This allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by manipulating the filename of an image uploaded in the report section. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.4 (MEDIUM), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction and prior authentication. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no known active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting it has garnered a degree of attention within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortimanager_firmware:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.99%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
58.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0099 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,224 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

fortinetvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

fortiguard.com / advisory/fortimanager-and-fortianalyzer-persistent-xss-vulnerability
Vendor Advisory
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Aug/4
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / archive/1/539069/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/92203
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036550
securitytracker.com / id/1036551
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vulnerability-lab.com / get_content.php
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry