VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-42478
An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts [CWE-307] in FortiSIEM below 7.0.0 may allow a non-privileged user with access to several endpoints to brute force attack these endpoints.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts [CWE-307] in FortiSIEM below 7.0.0 may allow a non-privileged user with access to several endpoints to brute force attack these endpoints.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-307
- Affected
- fortinet/fortisiem
- Source
- psirt@fortinet.com
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-258Vendor Advisory
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-258Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.