CVE-2019-6146 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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)

Published: 2020-01-22

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: 3.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Forcepoint Web Security

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.5, 8.4`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:forcepoint:web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-15713	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)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0298.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156274/Forcepoint-WebSecurity-8.5-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
https://help.forcepoint.com/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6146.html

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Forcepoint Web Security

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: forcepoint

Published: 2020-01-22T16:10:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:16:23.669Z

Reserved: 2019-01-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-6146

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-22T17:15:11.307

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:38:40.943

Link: CVE-2019-6146

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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