CVE-2017-14186
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5...
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-14186- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.
- Record
CVE-2017-14186- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5696 No score
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5696- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8pf-wf99-pr3g
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5...
A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 to 6.0.4, 5.6.0 to 5.6.7, 5.4 and below versions under SSL VPN web portal allows a remote user to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via the login redir parameter. An URL Redirection attack may also be feasible by injecting an external URL via the affected parameter.
- Record
GHSA-c8pf-wf99-pr3g- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | FortiGate FortiOS SSL VPN Web Portal - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14186 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Fortinet Fortios, published November 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.72%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.