Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FortiOS Web Interface XSS | 1 Nov 201800:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| Fortinet FortiOS Web User Interface Redirection Vulnerability | 12 Apr 201600:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2016-3978 | 8 Apr 201614:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2016-3978 | 8 Apr 201614:00 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2016-4987 | 7 Oct 202500:30 | – | euvd | |
| Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting | 16 Oct 202602:05 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2016-3978 | 8 Apr 201614:59 | – | nvd | |
| CVE-2016-3978 | 8 Apr 201614:59 | – | osv_cve | |
| Cross site scripting | 8 Apr 201614:59 | – | prion | |
| PT-2016-3274 | 8 Apr 201600:00 | – | ptsecurity |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""FortiOS Web User Interface in 5."""
import re
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting Detection',
'description': 'FortiOS Web User Interface in 5.0.x before 5.0.13, 5.2.x before 5.2.3, and 5.4.x before 5.4.0 allows remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks or cross-site scripting attacks via the "redirect" parameter to "login."',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'medium',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2016', 'redirect', 'fortinet', 'fortios', 'seclists', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['auxiliary/scanner/http/login_page_detector'],
},
},
'references': [
'http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/fortios-open-redirect-vulnerability',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3978',
'http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Mar/68',
'http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035332',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2016-3978',
}
def run(self):
r = self.http_request(method="GET", path='/login?redir=http://www.interact.sh', allow_redirects=False)
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
header_regexes = ('(?m)^(?:Location\\s*?:\\s*?)(?:https?:\\/\\/|\\/\\/|\\/\\\\\\\\|\\/\\\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\\-_\\.@]*)interact\\.sh\\/?(\\/|[^.].*)?$',)
if (any(re.search(rx, headers, 0) for rx in header_regexes)):
self.set_info(
severity='medium',
reason="Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting detected",
path='/login?redir=http://www.interact.sh',
)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.05937