# CVE-2017-17541: Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer

> Attackers can inject JavaScript via certificate imports in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer, potentially compromising administrative sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 25 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cp34-9454-rv45

## What is CVE-2017-17541?

CVE-2017-17541 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, published on 16 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager 6.0.0, 5.6.4 and below versions, FortiAnalyzer 6.0.0, 5.6.4 and below versions allows inject Javascript code and HTML tags through the CN value of CA and CRL certificates via the import CA and CRL certificates feature.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17541?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fortinet Fortianalyzer Firmware, Fortinet Fortimanager Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-17541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer

- [CVE-2017-3126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3126/): Open redirect in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer, FortiManager (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-3194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3194/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-3195](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3195/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2015-7363](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7363/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2016-3193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3193/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17541 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, published on 16 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortinet FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17541/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17541

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17541/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.