CVE-2023-45582 Auth bypass in FortiMail
Unauthenticated attackers can brute force login attempts due to missing rate limiting, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-45582?
CVE-2023-45582 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet FortiMail, published on 14 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and before 6.4.8 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform a brute force attack on the affected endpoints via repeated login attempts.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45582?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortinet Fortimail.
How do I fix CVE-2023-45582?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-45582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiMail
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf4v-mhj5-v7mx.