SB2023061234 - Brute force attack in FortiSIEM
Published: June 12, 2023 Updated: December 29, 2023
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42478)
CWE-ID: CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform brute-force attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. A remote attacker with access to several endpoints can perform a brute force attack on these endpoints.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.