CVE-2023-26209 is an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability (CWE-307) affecting Fortinet FortiDeceptor versions 3.1.x and earlier. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form, leading to partial exhaustion of CPU and memory resources. With a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low impact on availability, requiring no user interaction and having low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, < 3.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.0.0, <= 1.0.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.0.2CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortideceptor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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