What is CVE-2019-6146?

CVE-2019-6146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Web_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-6146?

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

XSS in Forcepoint Web_security

CVE-2019-6146

It has been reported that cross-site scripting (XSS) is possible in Forcepoint Web Security, version 8.x, via host header injection. CVSSv3.0: 5.3 (Medium) (/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.030 (85.8th 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 Web_security
N/a Forcepoint Web Security — versions 8.5, 8.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

psirt@forcepoint.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
psirt@forcepoint.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6146?: CVE-2019-6146 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Web_security, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-01-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-6146?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.