Medium severity · published Jan 29, 2018
CVE-2017-14190
A Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.7, 5.2 and earlier, allows attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via maliciously…
6.1
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.7, 5.2 and earlier, allows attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via maliciously crafted "Host" header in user HTTP requests.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
through 5.2.0; 5.4.0 through 5.4.7; 5.6.0 through 5.6.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14190
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14190
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102779
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040284
Mitigation
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-262
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