High severity · published Nov 14, 2023
CVE-2023-45582
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and before 6.4.8 may…
7.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and before 6.4.8 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a brute force attack on the affected endpoints via repeated login attempts.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fortimail · Fortinet
6.2.0 through 6.2.9; 6.4.0 through 6.4.8; 7.0.0 through 7.0.6; 7.2.0 through 7.2.4; 7.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45582
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45582
Vendor Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-287
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