Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2023 · Assigned by fortinet
CVE-2023-26209
Low 3.5
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in FortiDeceptor from Fortinet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.1% 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 FortiDeceptor 3.1.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 | FortiDeceptor | 3.1.0 – through 3.1.13.0.0 – through 3.0.22.1.02.0.01.1.01.0.0 – through 1.0.1 |
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