Description
A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiMail version 6.4.0, version 6.2.0 through 6.2.4 and before 6.0.9 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.
Exploits (1)
nomisec
WORKING POC
1 stars
by chessredoffsec · poc
https://github.com/chessredoffsec/CVE-2022-29056
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-078
Scores
CVSS v3
3.7
EPSS
0.2430
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-307
Status
published
Products (2)
fortinet/fortimail
6.4.0
fortinet/fortimail
6.0.0 - 6.0.10
Published
Mar 09, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026