CVE-2017-3131
A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.4.0 through 5.4.4 and 5.6.0...
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.
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 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-3131- 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 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.
- Record
CVE-2017-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-12272 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-12272- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vpwv-v7qq-9vj6
A Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.4.0 through 5.4.4 and 5.6.0...
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.
- Record
GHSA-vpwv-v7qq-9vj6- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Fortinet FortiOS < 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-07-28 |
| Nuclei | FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.6.0 - Cross-Site Scripting |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-3131 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Fortinet Fortios, published September 12, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.68%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.