Check Point Advisories

Fortinet FortiOS Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-14186)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-1094
Date Published:	16 Sep 2020
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 16 September, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-14186
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Fortinet fortios x under 5.0
Vulnerability Description	A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Fortinet fortios x under 5.0. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Fortinet FortiOS Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-14186) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Fortinet FortiOS Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2017-14186)