Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in FortiMail - CVE-2023-45582
Published: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83269
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45582
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The 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.
Affected software
FortiMail
How to mitigate CVE-2023-45582
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiMail - addressed in versions 6.4.9, 7.0.7, 7.2.5, 7.4.1