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ID:1267 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in FortiOS - CVE-2017-3132
ID:1267 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in FortiOS - CVE-2017-3132
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7596
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3132
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
FortiOS
FortiOS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of the action input during the activation of a FortiToken. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Update to version 5.6.1.