Medium severity · published Aug 28, 2019
CVE-2019-5590
The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting)…
6.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortiweb · Fortinet
through 6.0.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5590
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5590
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108786
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-070
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