CVE-2022-43947 is an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability (CWE-307) affecting Fortinet FortiOS versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, and FortiProxy versions 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to conduct brute-force attacks against other user accounts by injecting valid login sessions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, <= 2.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.2.0, < 6.4.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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