CVE-2019-16151 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2019-16151

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability...

Vulnerability Description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to either redirect users to malicious websites via a crafted "Host" header or to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser context. This happens when the FortiGate has web filtering and category override enabled/configured.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

FortiOS
Vulnerable Versions:
6.4.0, 6.2.0

Timeline

Official Publish: March 21st, 2025
Last Modified: March 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:X/RC:X

Weaknesses (CWE)