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CVE-2019-5590

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.1)—

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Fortinet — Fortiweb

CWEs

References

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