Description
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 administrative interface allows an attacker with a valid user account to perform brute-force attacks on other user accounts via injecting valid login sessions.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-444
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
37.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-307
Status
published
Products (2)
fortinet/fortios
6.2.0 - 6.4.13
fortinet/fortiproxy
1.0.0 - 2.0.9
Published
Apr 11, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026