Improper Authentication Limitations in Fortinet FortiDeceptor Product
CVE-2023-26209

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Fortinet
Status
Fortideceptor
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 March 2023

What is CVE-2023-26209?

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in Fortinet FortiDeceptor allows remote unauthenticated attackers to send numerous HTTP requests to the login form. This can lead to partial exhaustion of the system's CPU and memory resources, potentially disrupting its availability. Organizations using FortiDeceptor 3.1.x and earlier versions should take immediate action to patch this vulnerability to mitigate the impact of such attacks.

Affected Version(s)

FortiDeceptor 3.1.0 <= 3.1.1

FortiDeceptor 3.0.0 <= 3.0.2

FortiDeceptor 2.1.0

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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