What is CVE-2022-43949?

CVE-2022-43949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-43949?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem

CVE-2022-43949

A use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm [CWE-327] in Fortinet FortiSIEM before 6.7.1 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform brute force attacks on GUI endpoints via taking advantage of outdated hashing methods.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.002 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:U/RC:C.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortisiem — versions 6.7.0, 6.6.0, 6.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-259

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43949?: CVE-2022-43949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortisiem, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-43949?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.