CVE-2016-4965 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) versions prior to 4.2.5. This flaw allows remote authenticated users with nslookup access to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges by manipulating the 'graph' parameter in diagnosis_control.php. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.