What is CVE-2017-7731?

CVE-2017-7731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-7731?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-7731 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal

CVE-2017-7731

A weak password recovery vulnerability in Fortinet FortiPortal versions 4.0.0 and below allows attacker to carry out information disclosure via the Forgotten Password feature.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiportal
Fortinet, Inc. Fortinet Fortiportal — versions FortiPortal versions 4.0.0 and below

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-640 — Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

Public proof-of-concept exploits

vulsio/go-cve-dictionary

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7731?: CVE-2017-7731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal, classified under Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-7731?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-7731 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.