QID 44033

Date Published: 2023-05-31

QID 44033: Fortinet FortiOS Improper Access Control Vulnerability (FG-IR-22-444) (Unauthenticated Check)

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiOS may allow an attacker with a valid user account to perform brute-force attacks on other user accounts via injecting valid login sessions.

Affected Versions:
FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3
FortiOS version 7.0.0 through 7.0.10
FortiOS version 6.4.0 through 6.4.12
FortiOS 6.2 all versions

QID Detection Logic (NoAuth):
Detection checks for vulnerable version of FortiOS.

A Brute force attack allows attacker to obtain private user information such as usernames, passwords, passphrases, or Personal Identification Numbers (PINs).

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5 severity.

Solution

Fortinet has released patch addressing the vulnerability. For more information please refer to FG-IR-22-444

Vendor References

FG-IR-22-444 - www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-444

CVEs related to QID 44033

CVE-2022-43947 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
FG-IR-22-444			www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-444

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