CVE-2019-16151 (GCVE-0-2019-16151)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-21 16:02
Modified
2025-03-21 16:22
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Execute unauthorized code or commands
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiOS |
Version: 6.4.0 ≤ 6.4.1 Version: 6.2.0 ≤ 6.2.9 cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
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- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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