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Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
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Remote attackers can cause Open Redirect or XSS in FortiOS via the "redirect" parameter.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
bdu_fstec
BDU FSTEC
FortiOS Web Interface XSS
1 Nov 201800:00
–bdu_fstec
cnvd
CNVD
Fortinet FortiOS Web User Interface Redirection Vulnerability
12 Apr 201600:00
–cnvd
cve
CVE
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:00
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:00
–cvelist
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2016-4987
7 Oct 202500:30
–euvd
nuclei
Nuclei
Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting
16 Oct 202602:05
–nuclei
nvd
NVD
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:59
–nvd
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:59
–osv_cve
prion
Prion
Cross site scripting
8 Apr 201614:59
–prion
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies
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
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