What is CVE-2023-5451?

CVE-2023-5451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-5451?

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

Is CVE-2023-5451 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center

CVE-2023-5451

Forcepoint NGFW Security Management Center Management Server has SMC Downloads optional feature to offer standalone Management Client downloads and ECA configuration downloads. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center (SMC Downloads feature) allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center : before 6.10.13, from 6.11.0 before 7.1.2.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th 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 Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center — versions 0, 6.11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

psirt@forcepoint.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5451?: CVE-2023-5451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Forcepoint Next Generation Firewall Security Management Center, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-5451?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5451 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.