CVE-2019-6697 is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in FortiGate versions 6.2.0-6.2.1 and 6.0.0-6.0.6. An unauthenticated attacker on the same network can exploit this by sending a crafted DHCP packet, specifically manipulating the hostname parameter, which is then improperly neutralized and displayed on the DHCP monitor page. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0.0, < 6.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, < 6.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, <= 6.2.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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