cve/2016/CVE-2016-7542.md

### [CVE-2016-7542](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-7542)
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### Description

A read-only administrator on Fortinet devices with FortiOS 5.2.x before 5.2.10 GA and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 GA may have access to read-write administrators password hashes (not including super-admins) stored on the appliance via the webui REST API, and may therefore be able to crack them.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-16-050

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.