What is CVE-2017-7340?

CVE-2017-7340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2017-7340?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7340 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Fortinet Fortiportal

CVE-2017-7340

A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal versions 4.0.0 and below allows an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via the applicationSearch parameter in the FortiView functionality.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiportal — versions 4.0.0 and below
Fortinet Fortiportal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vulsio/go-cve-dictionary

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7340?: CVE-2017-7340 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2017-7340?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7340 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.