CVE-2017-7736 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiWeb
Attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via malicious certificate imports in the FortiWeb webUI, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-7736?
CVE-2017-7736 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiweb, published on 22 Nov 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View page in 5.8.0, 5.7.1 and earlier, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special crafted malicious certificate import.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7736?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortiweb.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7736?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7736 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-2017-7736 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7736 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet Fortiweb
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwp4-gmh2-2rg6.