CVE-2019-16156
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in...
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.5, 6.2.0, and 6.1.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.5, 6.2.0, and 6.1.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS).
- Record
CVE-2019-16156- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.5, 6.2.0, and 6.1.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS).
- Record
CVE-2019-16156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-6977 No score
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.5, 6.2.0, and 6.1.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS).
- Record
EUVD-2019-6977- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjjh-f265-j3h9
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in...
An Improper Neutralization of Input vulnerability in the Anomaly Detection Parameter Name in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.5, 6.2.0, and 6.1.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform a Cross Site Scripting attack (XSS).
- Record
GHSA-vjjh-f265-j3h9- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16156 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Fortinet Fortiweb, published March 12, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.