CVE-2016-4969 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) versions prior to 4.2.5. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the 'IP' parameter in the 'script/statistics/getconn.php' script. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), exploitation requires user interaction and can lead to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules like Metasploit or Nuclei, though it has received 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:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.