CVE

CVE-2016-3978

6.1

CVSS

Description

The Web User Interface (WebUI) in FortiOS 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 (XSS) attacks via the "redirect" parameter to "login."

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

Updated Sep 22, 2026View on NVD →

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mediumProduct Based Web Vulnerabilities~10 seconds

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CVE-2016-3978 scanner - Open Redirect vulnerability in FortiOS

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