Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer CVE-2017-17541 HTML Injection Vulnerability

BID:105129

Info

Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer CVE-2017-17541 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 105129
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-17541
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 05 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Hassan Kooshkaki and Farid Heydari.
Vulnerable: Fortinet FortiManager 6.0
Fortinet FortiManager 5.6.4
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 6.0
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.6.4
Not Vulnerable: Fortinet FortiManager 6.0.1
Fortinet FortiManager 5.6.5
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 6.0.1
Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.6.5

Discussion

Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer CVE-2017-17541 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Fortinet FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer are prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Successful exploits will allow attacker-supplied HTML and script code to run in the context of the affected site, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

The following products are affected:

FortiManager 6.0.0, 5.6.4 and prior
FortiAnalyzer 6.0.0, 5.6.4 and prior
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