CVE-2019-6700

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 7, 2020 at 06:19 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiSIEM

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An information exposure vulnerability in the external authentication profile form of FortiSIEM 5.2.2 and earlier may allow an authenticated attacker to retrieve the external authentication password via the HTML source code.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiSIEM · Fortinet

95%

v ≤ 5.2.2v < 5.2.5

Affected range stops below 5.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-100

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-19-100

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-200CWE-522

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