CVE-2019-17651 Cross-site scripting in Fortinet FortiSIEM
Remote authenticated attackers can inject malicious JavaScript into Device Maintenance Schedule fields, enabling stored XSS attacks against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-17651?
CVE-2019-17651 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSIEM, published on 28 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the description and title parameters of a Device Maintenance Schedule in FortiSIEM version 5.2.5 and below may allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform a Stored Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS) by injecting malicious JavaScript code into the description field of a Device Maintenance schedule.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17651?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortisiem.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17651?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2019-17651 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSIEM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpwg-c4h3-2hjj.