Is CVE-2019-16151 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-16151 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-16151?

CVE-2019-16151 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-16151?

CVE-2019-16151 has an EPSS score of 0.36% (28th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16151?

Upgrade fortios to 6.4.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-16151

MEDIUM

4.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiOS 6.4.1 and below, 6.2.9 and below may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to either redirect users to malicious websites via a crafted "Host" header or to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser context. This happens when the FortiGate has web filtering and category override enabled/configured.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

How to fix

Remediation Available

fortiosNVD

Affected:>= 6.4.0, < 6.4.2Fixed in:6.4.2CVE-2019-16151derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

fortiguard.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-79 (Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-11022	Medium	6.9	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3929	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-9496	Medium	6.1	99%	-	-
CVE-2023-28341	Medium	6.1	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-12998	Medium	6.1	98%	-	-
CVE-2025-4123	High	7.6	98%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-23.