CVE-2017-7739
Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—
A reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in web proxy disclaimer response web pages in Fortinet FortiOS 5.6.0, 5.4.0 to 5.4.5, 5.2.0 to 5.2.11 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the context of the victim's browser via sending a maliciously crafted URL to the victim.
CVSS
- Version: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Base score: 6.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.08%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 64
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-79
References
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