cve-2017-17540
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-05-07 14:00
Modified
2024-10-25 14:32
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
0.19% (0.57377)
Summary
The presence of a hardcoded account in Fortinet FortiWLC 8.3.3 allows attackers to gain unauthorized read/write access via a remote shell.
References
psirt@fortinet.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@fortinet.comhttps://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104119Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-274Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Fortinet, Inc. FortiWLC Version: 8.3.3
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