What is CVE-2023-45582?

CVE-2023-45582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-45582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail

CVE-2023-45582

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.

EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Fortinet Fortimail — versions 7.4.0, 7.2.0, 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

psirt@fortinet.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45582?: CVE-2023-45582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortinet Fortimail, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-45582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.