Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Fortinet FortiMail
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-45582 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-307 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Fortinet FortiMail Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Fortinet, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
EUVDB-ID: #VU83269
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45582
CWE-ID:
CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. A remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsFortinet FortiMail: 6.2.0 - 7.4.0
External linkshttp://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-287
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
