CVE-2016-4967 describes a sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) versions prior to 4.2.5. Remote authenticated users could access device configuration backups or PCAP files through specific scripts, potentially revealing critical data. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity and requires low privileges, leading to high confidentiality impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| 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:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.