CVE-2017-7738 is an Information Disclosure vulnerability affecting Fortinet FortiOS versions 5.6.0-5.6.2, 5.4.0-5.4.5, and 5.2 and below. A super_admin user can leverage the fnsysctl CLI command to view current SSL VPN web portal session information, potentially exposing user credentials. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4.0, <= 5.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.6.0, <= 5.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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