CVE-2017-17540 : The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers

The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.

Published 2018-05-08 04:29:00

Updated 2018-06-12 18:13:40

Source Fortinet, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2017-17540

Fortinet » Fortiwlc
Versions from including (>=) 8.0 and up to, including, (<=) 8.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
Fortinet » Fortiwlc
Versions from including (>=) 7.0 and up to, including, (<=) 7.0.11
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwlc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.42%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 59 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
10.0	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	10.0	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete
9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	3.9	5.9	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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