CVE-2017-14182

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.46% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fortiguard.com
Affected: Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://code610.blogspot.com/2017/10/patch-your-fortinet-cve-2017-14182.html third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039678 vdb entry third party advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-206 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101559 vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14182?
CVE-2017-14182 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14182?
To fix CVE-2017-14182, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14182 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14182 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-14182?
CVE-2017-14182 affects Fortinet Fortinet FortiOS.
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