CVE-2019-16151
published 2025-03-21CVE-2019-16151: 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…
PriorityP428medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.36%
27.7th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortigate | — | — |
| fortinet | fortios | — | — |
| fortinet | fortios | >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.10 | 6.2.10 |
| fortinet | fortios | 6.2.0 – 6.2.9 | — |
| fortinet | fortios | >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.2 | 6.4.2 |
| fortinet | fortios | 6.4.0 – 6.4.1 | — |
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Fortinet
An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9...
vendor_fortinet·2025-03-21·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-16151 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9...
FG-IR-19-301: An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9...
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.
CVEs: CVE-2019-16151
CWEs: CWE-79
CVSS: 4.7 (medium)
Affected products: FortiGate, FortiOS
GHSA
GHSA-c55x-8r3h-3586: An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-21
CVE-2019-16151 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-c55x-8r3h-3586: An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-21
Published