Description
A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.4.x and before 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-2023-26208
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-078
Scores
CVSS v3
3.7
EPSS
0.1961
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
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 (1)
fortinet/fortiauthenticator
5.4.0 - 6.5.0
Published
Mar 09, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026