Is CVE-2017-3125 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-3125 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-3125?

CVE-2017-3125 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2017-3125

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.1 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-12266)
Published: April 12, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-12266 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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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://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-17-011(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97474(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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