Is CVE-2014-8617 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8617 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8617?

CVE-2014-8617 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8617

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web Action Quarantine Release feature in the WebGUI in Fortinet FortiMail before 4.3.9, 5.0.x before 5.0.8, 5.1.x before 5.1.5, and 5.2.x before 5.2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the release parameter to module/releasecontrol.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8454)
Published: March 4, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8454 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortimail
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Certified products that may be affected

3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

FortiMail 5.2 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2539 - historical
FortiMail-1000D and FortiMail-3000D - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2540 - historical
FortiMail Appliances running FortiMail Firmware Version 5.2.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-314 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/5(Exploit)
http://www.fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-15-005/(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031859

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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