CVE-2017-3129 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiWeb

What is CVE-2017-3129?

CVE-2017-3129 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, published on 26 May 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

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb versions 5.7.1 and below allows attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via an improperly sanitized POST parameter in the FortiWeb Site Publisher feature.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3129?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fortinet Fortiweb.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3129?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3129 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-2017-3129 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3129 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-58034 Fortinet FortiWeb OS Command Injection Exploited Medium 6.7
• CVE-2020-29015 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiWeb Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-29016 Memory corruption in Fortinet FortiWeb Critical 9.8

All Fortinet Fortiweb vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-hmx8-w4r7-p975.