CVE-2017-14186

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-11-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.

Affected products

Fortinet FortiOS (FortiGate): through 5.0; from 5.2.0 (excl.) through 5.2.12; from 5.4.0 through 5.4.6; from 5.6.0 through 5.6.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101955
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039891
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101955
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039891
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-242

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