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CVE-2022-43947: fortinet fortios

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 11-04-2023Last modified 22-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43947 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in fortinet fortios. EPSS estimates a 0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.40%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiOS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.3 and before 7.0.10, FortiProxy version 7.2.0 through 7.2.2 and before 7.0.8 administrative interface allows an attacker with a valid user account to perform brute-force attacks on other user accounts via injecting valid login sessions.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.40%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

34%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.40% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.40%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet2 products
  • fortios≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.3 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.10 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.12 | ≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.13 | ≥ 6.2.0, < 6.4.13 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.11 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.4
  • fortiproxy≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.1 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.7 | ≥ 2.0.0, ≤ 2.0.12 | ≥ 1.2.0, ≤ 1.2.13 | ≥ 1.1.0, ≤ 1.1.6 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.7 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 2.0.9 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.0.8 | ≥ 7.2.0, < 7.2.2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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