CVE-2017-14182
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an...
CVE-2017-14182 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Fortinet Fortios, published October 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.75%EPSS, 78th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an authenticated user to cause the web GUI to be temporarily unresponsive, via passing a specially crafted payload to the 'params' parameter of the JSON web API.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used 6.5
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an authenticated user to cause the web GUI to be temporarily unresponsive, via passing a specially crafted payload to the 'params' parameter of the JSON web API.
- Record
CVE-2017-14182- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an authenticated user to cause the web GUI to be temporarily unresponsive, via passing a specially crafted payload to the 'params' parameter of the JSON web API.
- Record
CVE-2017-14182- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-5692No score
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an authenticated user to cause the web GUI to be temporarily unresponsive, via passing a specially crafted payload to the 'params' parameter of the JSON web API.
- Record
EUVD-2017-5692- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-663g-ww93-9qmp 6.5
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an...
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 5.4.0 to 5.4.5 allows an authenticated user to cause the web GUI to be temporarily unresponsive, via passing a specially crafted payload to the 'params' parameter of the JSON web API.
- Record
GHSA-663g-ww93-9qmp- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.