CVE-2016-3196

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.x before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x...

5.4 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.x before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.6 and FortiManager 5.x before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x before 5.2.6 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the filename of an image uploaded in the report section.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.99%Down 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2016-3196
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-3196
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-4237 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-4237
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvfr-mrxv-rv8w 5.4

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.x before 5.0.12 and 5.2.x...

Record: GHSA-vvfr-mrxv-rv8w
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-3196 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Fortinet Fortianalyzer Firmware, published August 5, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.