Unauthenticated brute-force attacks via unrestricted login attempts
Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 30, 2024
Improper authentication-attempt restriction in Fortinet FortiMail webmail allows remote attackers to brute-force affected login endpoints. Affected endpoints accept repeated authentication attempts without enforcing an effective attempt limit, enabling systematic password guessing. No authentication is required, but exploitation depends on network reachability and successful credential guessing; Fortinet has not named the specific endpoints.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication-attempt restriction in Fortinet FortiMail webmail allows remote attackers to brute-force affected login endpoints. Affected endpoints accept repeated authentication attempts without enforcing an effective attempt limit, enabling systematic password guessing. No authentication is required, but exploitation depends on network reachability and successful credential guessing; Fortinet has not named the specific endpoints.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-45582
- Published
- Nov 14, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Vendor
- Fortinet
- Product
- FortiMail
- Classifications
- CWE-307, CAPEC-49, T1110
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.2.0 <=6.2.9
- Affected versionversion=6.4.0 <=6.4.8
- Affected versionversion=7.0.0 <=7.0.6
- Affected versionversion=7.2.0 <=7.2.4
- Affected versionversion=7.4.0
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