Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.x < 5.4.6 / 5.6.x < 5.6.1 XSS (CVE-2017-3131)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 119751

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Fortinet FortiOS running on the remote device is 5.4.x prior to 5.4.6, or 5.6.x prior to 5.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands via the filter input in Applications under FortiView.

Solution

Upgrade to Fortinet FortiOS version 5.4.6 / 5.6.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 119751

File Name: fortios_CVE-2017-3131.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 12/18/2018

Updated: 10/17/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 2.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-3131

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-3131

BID: 100009

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