Is CVE-2017-7736 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-7736 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7736?

CVE-2017-7736 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2017-7736

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb webUI Certificate View page in 5.8.0, 5.7.1 and earlier, allows attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via special crafted malicious certificate import.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.3% (25th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-16711)
Published: November 22, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-16711 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortiweb
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/101916(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-17-131(Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

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

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