Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2023 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2023-26208
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in FortiAuthenticator 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.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | FortiAuthenticator | 6.4.0 – through 6.4.66.3.0 – through 6.3.36.2.0 – through 6.2.16.1.0 – through 6.1.26.0.0 – through 6.0.7 |
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