CVE-2019-16151 — Cross-site Scripting in Fortinet Fortios

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.1MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.7
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.52%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Fortinet Fortios
Timeline
PublishedMar 21

Description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to either redirect users to malicious websites via a crafted "Host" header or to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser context. This happens when the FortiGate has web filtering and category override enabled/configured.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDfortinet/fortios6.2.0 — 6.2.10+1
▶CVEListV5fortinet/fortios6.4.0 — 6.4.1+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
CVEList
CVE-2019-16151: An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6↗2025-03-21
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GHSA
GHSA-c55x-8r3h-3586: An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6↗2025-03-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Fortinet
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9...↗2025-03-21
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