Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 21, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4968

Description

The linkreport/tmp/admin_global page in Fortinet FortiWan (formerly AscernLink) before 4.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to discover administrator cookies via a GET request.

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Affected products

Fortinet/Fortiwan2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiwan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.4
- (no CPE)range: <4.2.5

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

docs.fortinet.com/uploaded/files/3236/fortiwan-v4.2.5-release-notes.pdfnvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
fortiguard.com/advisory/fortiwan-multiple-vulnerabilitiesnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92779nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/724487nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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