Information disclosure in Fortinet Fortios
CVE-2017-7738
An Information Disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0 to 5.6.2, 5.4.0 to 5.4.5, 5.2 and below versions allow an admin user with super_admin privileges to view the current SSL VPN web portal session info which may contains user credentials through the fnsysctl CLI command.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.015 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Fortinet Fortios
- Fortinet, Inc. Fortios — versions 5.2 and below, 5.4.0 to 5.4.5, 5.6.0 to 5.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- psirt@fortinet.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7738?
- CVE-2017-7738 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7738?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7738 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.