Email Security
CVE-2019-6142
MEDIUM
Severity by source
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
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3. It is strongly recommended that you apply the relevant hotfix in order to remediate this issue.
AnalysisAI
It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3. 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. It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3. It is strongly recommended that you apply the relevant hotfix in order to remediate this issue. Affected products include: Forcepoint Email Security, Forcepoint Security Manager.
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.
More in Email Security
View allApache Log4j2 contains a critical JNDI injection vulnerability known as 'Log4Shell' that allows unauthenticated remote c
A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account
SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an
Apache Log4j2 versions 2.0-alpha1 through 2.16.0 (excluding 2.12.3 and 2.3.1) did not protect from uncontrolled recursio
SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to upload a
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and speculative execution of memory reads before the addres
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Forcepoint Cloud S
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE') vulnerability in the Policy Engine of Forcepoint Data Loss
A configuration issue has been discovered in Forcepoint Email Security 8.4.x and 8.5.x: the product is left in a vulnera
OS command injection via the SNMP-handling code path in SonicWall Email Security 10.0.35.8405 and earlier grants a low-p
OS command injection in SonicWall Email Security (versions 10.0.35.8405 and earlier) allows an authenticated restricted
The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
View allShare
External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today