MEDIUM
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
Published Sep 21, 2016
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.26%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.1 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.26% 0.02263
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02263
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02263) | 82.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.26% (0.02263) | 80.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 58.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 52.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 50.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 48.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilities | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 24, 2016
Link CVE-2016-4969
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a