Improper Authentication Attempts in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator Products
CVE-2023-26208

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortiauthenticator
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2023

What is CVE-2023-26208?

A vulnerability exists in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator products that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to exploit improper restrictions on excessive authentication attempts. By sending a high volume of HTTP requests to the login form, an attacker can partially exhaust the CPU and memory resources, potentially leading to service disruption. This vulnerability affects FortiAuthenticator versions 6.4.x and earlier, making it crucial for users to apply appropriate security measures and updates.

Human OS v1.0:
Ageing Is an Unpatched Zero-Day Vulnerability.

Remediate biological technical debt. Prime Ageing uses 95% high-purity SIRT6 activation to maintain genomic integrity and bolster systemic resilience.

Deploy the Patch

Affected Version(s)

FortiAuthenticator 6.4.0 <= 6.4.6

FortiAuthenticator 6.3.0 <= 6.3.3

FortiAuthenticator 6.2.0 <= 6.2.1

References

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

EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

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

JSON
.