CVE-2019-5590 — The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form

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MEDIUM

The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form

Published Aug 28, 2019

6.1

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.97%

Description

The URL part of the report message is not encoded in Fortinet FortiWeb 6.0.2 and below which may allow an attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands (Cross Site Scripting) via attack reports generated in HTML form.

Affected products

Vendor Fortinet Product FortiWeb Default
n/a
- Version
  6.0.2 and below
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

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

FortiWeb

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
6.0.2 and below	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.97% 0.00965

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00965

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 (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 3, 2026	0.97% (0.00965)	60.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.97% (0.00965)	60.17th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.09% (0.00089)	38.52th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 26, 2024	0.09% (0.00089)	38.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.09% (0.00089)	36.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Mar 31, 2022	2.56% (0.02561)	62.63th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Jan 6, 2022	2.91% (0.02909)	64.55th	v1
Jan 5, 2022	0.66% (0.00663)	48.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.66% (0.00663)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-79

Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108786
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-070
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108786		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-070		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory