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TI-2017-02345 Aliases CVE-2017-3125GHSA-fxgw-f44q-85m6

Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiMail

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

An unauthenticated XSS vulnerability with FortiMail 5.0.0 - 5.2.9 and 5.3.0 - 5.3.8 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the security context of the browser of a victim logged in FortiMail, assuming the victim is social engineered into clicking an URL crafted by the attacker.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01106 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FortinetFortiMail5.0.0 -> 5.2.9, 5.3.0 -> 5.3.8—No fix listedCNA
  • FortiMail VendorFortinet Affected 5.0.0 -> 5.2.9, 5.3.0 -> 5.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 31

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.6VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.7VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.8VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.9VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.10VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.3VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.6 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.8 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.10 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
Show 21 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.6VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.3VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.4VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.6VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.7VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.8VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.9VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.1VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.2VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.3VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.4VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.5VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.6VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.7VulnerableFortinet
cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.8VulnerableFortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.6 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.8 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.9 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.4 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.5 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7 Vulnerable ·Fortinet
  • cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortimail:5.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.8 Vulnerable ·Fortinet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-3125
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fxgw-f44q-85m6

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-65779 Path traversal in Fortinet FortiMail KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-23811 Stack-based buffer overflow in Fortinet FortiNDR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-07433 Improper authentication in Fortinet FortiMail CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-14584 An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail before 7.0.1 may allow a remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-06324 SQL injection in Fortinet FortiMail CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25708 Improper access control in Fortinet FortiMail CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
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Sources

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