XSS in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator

CVE-2019-16154

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation in FortiAuthenticator WEB UI 6.0.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to perform a cross-site scripting attack (XSS) via a parameter of the logon page.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-16154: held from 0.007 to 0.007.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16154?
CVE-2019-16154 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiauthenticator, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-16154?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.