Medium severity · published May 25, 2018
CVE-2017-14185
An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.8 and 5.2 all versions allows SSL VPN web portal users to access internal FortiOS…
5.3
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.8 and 5.2 all versions allows SSL VPN web portal users to access internal FortiOS configuration information (eg:addresses) via specifically crafted URLs inside the SSL-VPN web portal.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
5.2.0 through 5.2.13; 5.4.0 through 5.4.8; 5.6.0 through 5.6.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14185
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14185
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104288
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-231
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