Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2023 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2022-29056
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in FortiMail from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiMail version 6.4.0, version 6.2.0 through 6.2.4 and before 6.0.9 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-307 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:X