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.

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)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortiauthenticator — versions 6.0.0
Fortinet Fortiauthenticator Web Ui — versions 6.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.