Fortinet FortiSIEM up to 6.x excessive authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Fortinet FortiSIEM up to 6.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to excessive authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-42478. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Fortinet FortiSIEM up to 6.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a excessive authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts [CWE-307] in FortiSIEM below 7.0.0 may allow a non-privileged user with access to several endpoints to brute force attack these endpoints.

The weakness was published 06/13/2023. The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42478 since 10/07/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1110.001.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (Fortinet, Inc.): 🔍

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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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FortiSIEM 7.0.0

Timelineinfo

10/07/2022 🔍
06/13/2023 +249 days 🔍
06/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/08/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: fortiguard.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42478 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42478
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-231320

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2023 15:01
Updated: 07/08/2023 16:22
Changes: 06/13/2023 15:01 (49), 07/08/2023 16:22 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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