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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2017-3132 json

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.6.0 and earlier allows attackers to Execute unauthorized code or comman…

published 2017-09-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-12273

cvss
6.1
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.1%
EPSS 8.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.6.0 and earlier allows attackers to Execute unauthorized code or commands via the action input during the activation of a FortiToken.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-42388)
  2. Published

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

8.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42388 Fortinet FortiOS < 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting webapps, 2017-07-28
  • Nuclei template Fortinet FortiOS < 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.1 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Fortinet, Inc. Fortinet FortiOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.