What is CVE-2019-5594?

CVE-2019-5594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2019-5594?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Fortinet Fortinac

CVE-2019-5594

An Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") in Fortinet FortiNAC 8.3.0 to 8.3.6 and 8.5.0 admin webUI may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a reflected XSS attack via the search field in the webUI.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortinac — versions 8.5.0
N/a Fortinet Fortinac — versions FortiNAC 8.3.0 to 8.3.6 and 8.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@fortinet.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5594?: CVE-2019-5594 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-5594?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.