#VU13795 Cross-site scripting in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2017-17541

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#VU13795 Cross-site scripting in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager - CVE-2017-17541

Published: July 10, 2018 / Updated: July 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13795
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17541
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiAnalyzer
FortiManager
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the 'CN' value of CA and CRL certificates imported via the import CA and CRL certificates feature of the graphical user interface. 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

The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 5.6.5, 6.0.1.

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