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Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting

🗓️ 23 Jun 2026 05:08:33Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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Fortinet FortiOS Web UI Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting in Versions 5.0.x, 5.2.x, and 5.4.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
BDU FSTEC
The vulnerability in the FortiOS operating system’s web interface allows a hacker to inject any desired JavaScript or HTML code.
1 Nov 201800:00
bdu_fstec
CNVD
Fortinet FortiOS Web User Interface Redirection Vulnerability
12 Apr 201600:00
cnvd
CVE
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2016-4987
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:59
nvd
OSV
CVE-2016-3978
8 Apr 201614:59
osv
Prion
Cross site scripting
8 Apr 201614:59
prion
RedhatCVE
CVE-2016-3978
22 May 202511:58
redhatcve
id: CVE-2016-3978

info:
  name: Fortinet FortiOS - Open Redirect/Cross-Site Scripting
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: medium
  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."
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access, phishing attacks, and potential data theft.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches and updates provided by Fortinet to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - 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
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2016-3978
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.06326
    epss-percentile: 0.92724
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: fortinet
    product: fortios
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"/remote/login" "xxxxxxxx"
      - http.favicon.hash:945408572
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios"
      - port:10443 http.favicon.hash:945408572
    fofa-query:
      - body="/remote/login" "xxxxxxxx"
      - icon_hash=945408572
  tags: cve2016,cve,redirect,fortinet,fortios,seclists,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/login?redir=http://www.interact.sh'

    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: header
        regex:
          - '(?m)^(?:Location\s*?:\s*?)(?:https?:\/\/|\/\/|\/\\\\|\/\\)(?:[a-zA-Z0-9\-_\.@]*)interact\.sh\/?(\/|[^.].*)?$' # https://regex101.com/r/L403F0/1
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100a3ec389779abbfdf88c051c732e8bfe0082982dc12ae44b139fcf71e0a284a84022100dbd9d0a7515c4934b4438dee5f6a7e4bb6ff09a942a6095770c9e031ba3cad09:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 36.1
EPSS0.06326
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