Vulnerabilities > CVE-2022-43947 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Fortinet Fortios and Fortiproxy

047910
CVSS 8.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
fortinet
CWE-307

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Fortinet
51
OS
Fortinet
47