5.3

CVE-2023-26209: fortinet fortideceptor

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 09-03-2023Last modified 22-10-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-26209 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in fortinet fortideceptor. EPSS estimates a 1.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.75%
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. 09-03-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiDeceptor 3.1.x and before allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.75% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.75%

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

Fortinet1 product
  • fortideceptor≥ 3.1.0, ≤ 3.1.1 | ≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.0.2 | 2.1.0 | 2.0.0 | 1.1.0 | ≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 1.0.1 | ≥ 1.0.0, < 3.2.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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