CVE-2017-14191
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9EPSS 1.0%EU EUVD
An Improper Access Control vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 5.6.0 up to but not including 6.1.0 under "Signed Security Mode", allows attacker to bypass the signed user cookie protection by removing the FortiWeb own protection session cookie.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.9 (v3.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- EPSS score
- 1.0% (61th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-5701)
- Published
- March 20, 2018
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-5701 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fortinet / fortiweb
Certified products that may be affected
3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- FortiWeb 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3103 - historical
- FortiWeb-3000E/4000E - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3104 - historical
- Fortinet Fortiweb 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-425 - archived
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103430(Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-279(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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