An Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.6.0 and below and FortiManager 5.6.0 and below allows an attacker to send DHCP request containing malicious scripts in the HOSTNAME parameter
Published May 28, 2019
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.65%
Description
An Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in Fortinet FortiAnalyzer 5.6.0 and below and FortiManager 5.6.0 and below allows an attacker to send DHCP request containing malicious scripts in the HOSTNAME parameter. The malicious script code is executed while viewing the logs in FortiAnalyzer and FortiManager (with FortiAnalyzer feature enabled).
Affected products
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- Version FortiAnalyzer 5.6.0 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version FortiManager 5.6.0 and belowStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiAnalyzer | n/a |
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| Fortinet | FortiManager | n/a |
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- ≤ 5.6.0
- ≤ 5.6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 23, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 49.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00647) | 49.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 28, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 34.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-121 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-121 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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