Medium severity · published May 23, 2017
CVE-2017-3128
A stored XSS (Cross-Site-Scripting) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands via the policy global-label parameter
4.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stored XSS (Cross-Site-Scripting) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands via the policy global-label parameter.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 53% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FortiOS · Fortinet
5.0.0; 5.0.1; 5.0.2; 5.0.3; 5.0.4; 5.0.5; +20 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3128
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-3128
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98514
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038541
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-057
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