XSS in Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server
CVE-2020-15940
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiClientEMS versions 6.4.1 and below and 6.2.9 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker to inject malicious script/tags via the name parameter of various sections of the server.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server
- Fortinet Forticlientems — versions FortiClientEMS 6.4.1, 6.4.0, 6.2.9, 6.2.8, 6.2.7, 6.2.6, 6.2.4, 6.2.3, 6.2.2, 6.2.1, 6.2.0, 6.0.8, 6.0.6, 6.0.5, 6.0.4, 6.0.3, 6.0.2, 6.0.1, 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-20-067 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15940?
- CVE-2020-15940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Forticlient Enterprise Management Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2021-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15940?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.