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TI-2016-04291 Aliases CVE-2016-4969GHSA-2mhq-3gfj-j2g2

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink)…

Priority LOW 32CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the IP parameter to script/statistics/getconn.php.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02263 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.2.4VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.2.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4969
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mhq-3gfj-j2g2

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2021-08052 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWAN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-08064 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWAN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-08062 Out-of-bounds write in Fortinet FortiWAN CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-04287 Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-14879 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWAN CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-06326 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWAN CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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