What is CVE-2022-29056?

CVE-2022-29056 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-29056?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-29056 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail

CVE-2022-29056

A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiMail version 6.4.0, version 6.2.0 through 6.2.4 and before 6.0.9 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.

EPSS: 0.018 (76.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortimail — versions 6.4.0, 6.2.1, 6.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29056?: CVE-2022-29056 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2023-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-29056?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-29056 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.