CVE-2017-14182

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-14182
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerfortinet
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-27 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-20 | Denial of Service (DoS)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.0 All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.1 All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.2 All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.3 All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.4 All All All
Operating System Fortinet Fortios 5.4.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS affected FortiOS 5.4.5, 5.4.4, 5.4.3, 5.4.2, 5.4.1, 5.4.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FortiOS DoS on webUI through 'params' JSON parameter | FortiGuard af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 fortiguard.com Vendor Advisory
Fortinet FortiOS JSON Web API Flaw Lets Remote Authenticated Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Fortinet FortiOS 'params' Parameter Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
code16: Patch your Fortinet - CVE-2017-14182 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code610.blogspot.com Third Party Advisory
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