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CVE-2017-3131

35
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-3131 describes a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.4.0 through 5.4.4 and 5.6.0, specifically within the FortiView "Applications" filter input. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands through a low-complexity attack requiring user interaction. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB and Nuclei templates are available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:5.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2017-3131 · Sep 24, 2024
ExploitDB: EDB-42388 · Jul 28, 2017
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0768 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 15,225 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

fortinetworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

fortiguard.com / advisory/FG-IR-17-104
MitigationVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/42388
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/100009
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039020
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry