CVE-2017-6225

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) versions before 7.4.2b, 8.1.2 and 8.2.0 could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive browser-based information.

Published: 2018-02-08 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-6225 is rated Moderate Risk (44.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.38%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6225

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-23 1.08% 0.38% -0.70%
2 2026-02-28 0.56% 1.08% +0.52%
3 2025-12-07 0.56%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom fabric_operating_system < 7.4.2b cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom fabric_operating_system 8.0.2 cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:8.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom fabric_operating_system 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:broadcom:fabric_operating_system:8.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
brocade fabric_os 8.0.1b1 cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:8.0.1b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
brocade fabric_os 8.0.2b1 cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:8.0.2b1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
brocade fabric_os 8.1.0c1 cpe:2.3:o:brocade:fabric_os:8.1.0c1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6225

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