Description
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiTester Telnet port 2.3.0 through 3.9.1, 4.0.0 through 4.2.0, 7.0.0 through 7.1.0 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to guess the credentials of an admin user via a brute force attack.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-244
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0076
EPSS Percentile
73.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-307
Status
published
Products (1)
fortinet/fortitester
2.3.0 - 3.9.2
Published
Oct 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026