#VU68104 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in FortiTester - CVE-2022-35846
Published: October 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68104
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35846
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
FortiTester
FortiTester
Software vendor:
Fortinet, Inc
Fortinet, Inc
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a brute-force attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing brute-force protection within the Telnet service. A remote non-authenticated attacker can guess credentials of an admin user via a brute force attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.