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TI-2016-04403 Aliases CVE-2016-5092GHSA-wp94-jv5c-2hph

Directory traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote…

Priority LOW 26CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb before 5.5.3 allows remote authenticated administrators with read and write privileges to read arbitrary files by leveraging the autolearn feature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01648 76th 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:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.2VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5092
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wp94-jv5c-2hph

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-20057 Authentication bypass in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-39856 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-18919 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-35886 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2021-05113 OS command injection in Fortinet FortiWeb CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-18960 Stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiWeb CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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