CVE-2019-6142 json
It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3.
published 2019-11-05 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15709
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
It has been reported that XSS is possible in Forcepoint Email Security, versions 8.5 and 8.5.3. It is strongly recommended that you apply the relevant hotfix in order to remediate this issue.
Exploit prediction
0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Forcepoint Forcepoint Email Security
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
help.forcepoint.com
/security/CVE/CVE-2019-6142.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-6142
- NVD CVE-2019-6142
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