Improper Authentication Attempt Restriction in Fortinet FortiMail
CVE-2022-29056

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortimail
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2023

What is CVE-2022-29056?

The vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit improper restrictions on authentication attempts. By sending an overwhelming number of HTTP requests to the login form, attackers can partially exhaust the server's CPU and memory resources. This creates a risk of service disruption and can affect the performance of the affected FortiMail installations. Users are advised to implement mitigation measures and update to the latest versions to reduce exposure to this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

FortiMail 6.4.0

FortiMail 6.2.1 <= 6.2.4

FortiMail 6.0.0 <= 6.0.9

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-078

CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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