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Fortiweb CVE-2019-5590

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2019-08-28 psirt@fortinet.com
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 28, 2019 - 17:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form.

AnalysisAI

The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form. Affected products include: Fortinet Fortiweb.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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