Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in FortiSIEM - CVE-2022-42478
Published: December 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU84862
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42478
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
FortiSIEM
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42478
Install updates from vendor's website.
FortiSIEM - update to 6.7.1