VDB-109856 · CVE-2017-7736 · BID 101916

Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View Page up to 5.7.1/5.8.0 Cert Import Stored cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View Page up to 5.7.1/5.8.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component Cert Import. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting (Stored). This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-7736. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View Page up to 5.7.1/5.8.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Cert Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View page in 5.8.0, 5.7.1 and earlier, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special crafted malicious certificate import.

The bug was discovered 11/17/2017. The weakness was released 11/22/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7736 since 04/12/2017. The attack may be launched remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 101916†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/12/2017 🔍
11/17/2017 +219 days 🔍
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11/22/2017 +5 days 🔍
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11/23/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/25/2021 +1159 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Researcher: Hassan Kooshkaki
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-7736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109856
SecurityFocus: 101916 - Fortinet Fortiweb CVE-2017-7736 HTML Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2017 07:53
Updated: 01/25/2021 06:56
Changes: 11/23/2017 07:53 (59), 12/09/2019 20:44 (4), 01/25/2021 06:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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