cve-2019-16151
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-21 16:02
Modified
2025-03-21 16:22
Summary
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.
Impacted products
FortinetFortiOS
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