CVE-2019-6697

Published Mar 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.2.2 and above. Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.0.7 and above.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-16255 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet fortios
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:F/RL:X/RC:X'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fortinet
Published
Updated
Mar 17, 2025, 5:56 PM
Reserved
Jan 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 17, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:39 AM