What is CVE-2022-42478?

CVE-2022-42478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42478?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortisiem — versions 6.4.0, 5.3.0, 5.2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42478?: CVE-2022-42478 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42478?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.