Fortinet FortiMail up to 6.0.8/6.2.4/6.4.0 Login Form excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiMail up to 6.0.8/6.2.4/6.4.0. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Login Form. This manipulation causes excessive authentication. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-29056. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiMail up to 6.0.8/6.2.4/6.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Login Form. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-307. The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiMail version 6.4.0, version 6.2.0 through 6.2.4 and before 6.0.9 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.

The weakness was shared 03/09/2023. The advisory is shared at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29056 since 04/11/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Excessive authentication
CWE: CWE-307 / CWE-799 / CWE-400
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/11/2022 🔍
03/09/2023 +332 days 🔍
03/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2023 +24 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29056 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29056
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222649

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2023 22:02
Updated: 04/02/2023 09:19
Changes: 03/09/2023 22:02 (47), 03/09/2023 22:04 (1), 04/02/2023 09:19 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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