CVE-2019-6697
published 2025-03-17CVE-2019-6697: An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP…
PriorityP428medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.33%
25.1th percentile
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP packet under DHCP monitor page may allow an unauthenticated attacker in the same network as the FortiGate to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| fortinet | fortigate | — | — |
| fortinet | fortios | — | — |
| fortinet | fortios | >= 6.0.0 < 6.0.7 | 6.0.7 |
| fortinet | fortios | >= 6.2.0 < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 |
| fortinet | fortios | 6.2.0 – 6.2.1 | — |
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Fortinet
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 i...
vendor_fortinet·2025-03-17·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2019-6697 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 i...
FG-IR-19-184: An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 i...
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP packet under DHCP monitor page may allow an unauthenticated attacker in the same network as the FortiGate to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet.
CVEs: CVE-2019-6697
CWEs: CWE-79
CVSS: 5.3 (medium)
Affected products: FortiGate, FortiOS
GHSA
GHSA-fwm7-53g9-cmxr: An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-03-17
CVE-2019-6697 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 GHSA-fwm7-53g9-cmxr: An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP packet under DHCP monitor page may allow an unauthenticated attacker in the same network as the FortiGate to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-17
Published