What is CVE-2019-6142?

CVE-2019-6142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Email_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-05.

How severe is CVE-2019-6142?

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

XSS in Forcepoint Email_security

CVE-2019-6142

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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.7th 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

Forcepoint Email_security — versions 8.5, 8.5.3
Forcepoint Email Security — versions 8.5, 8.5.3
Forcepoint Security_manager — versions 8.5, 8.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@forcepoint.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6142?: CVE-2019-6142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Email_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2019-11-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-6142?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.