CVE-2017-3125 Cross-site scripting in FortiMail

What is CVE-2017-3125?

CVE-2017-3125 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail, published on 12 Apr 2017. 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

An unauthenticated XSS vulnerability with FortiMail 5.0.0 - 5.2.9 and 5.3.0 - 5.3.8 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the security context of the browser of a victim logged in FortiMail, assuming the victim is social engineered into clicking an URL crafted by the attacker.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3125?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortimail.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-3125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail

• CVE-2026-104286 Fortinet FortiMail Path Traversal Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-36166 Auth bypass in Fortinet FortiMail Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-24007 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiMail Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-9294 Auth bypass in FortiMail Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-47539 Auth bypass in FortiMail Critical 9.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-fxgw-f44q-85m6.