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

Medium severity · published Jan 22, 2020

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

6.1

CVSS

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/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)3.0% · higher than 87% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Web Security · Forcepoint

8.0.0 before 8.5.4 · source: NVD

Affected product

Web Security

Forcepoint

All Web Security CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6146

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-6146

Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156274/Forcepoint-WebSecurity-8.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

Vendor Advisory

https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6146.html