CVE-2019-6697

MEDIUM EPSS 24.9%
Published Mar 17, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.1 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability affecting FortiGate version 6.2.0 through 6.2.1, 6.0.0 through 6.0.6 in the hostname parameter of a DHCP packet under DHCP monitor page may allow an unauthenticated attacker in the same network as the FortiGate to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.1
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
2.7
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
24.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Injection

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
fortinetfortios*≥6.0.0  –  <6.0.7
fortinetfortios*≥6.2.0  –  <6.2.2

References 1

  • fortiguard.com https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-184
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.