What is CVE-2020-12817?

CVE-2020-12817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2020-12817?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

XSS in Fortinet Fortianalyzer

CVE-2020-12817

An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiAnalyzer before 6.4.1 and 6.2.5 may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject script related HTML tags via Name parameter of Storage Connectors.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.023 (81.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortianalyzer — versions 6.2.5, 6.4.0, 6.4.1
Fortinet Fortianalyzer — versions FortiAnalyzer before 6.4.1; before 6.2.5
Fortinet Fortitester — versions 3.8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12817?: CVE-2020-12817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortianalyzer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-12817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.