CVE-2019-16151 (GCVE-0-2019-16151)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-21 16:02
Modified
2025-03-21 16:22
Severity ?
4.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U
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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