7.3

CVE-2023-45582: fortinet fortimail

Modified
Published 14-11-2023Last modified 30-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-45582 is a high (CVSS 7.3) vulnerability in fortinet fortimail. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in FortiMail webmail version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4, 7.0.0 through 7.0.6 and before 6.4.8 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to  perform a brute force attack on the affected endpoints via repeated login attempts.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.52% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Fortinet1 product
  • fortimail≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.2.9 | ≥ 6.4.0, ≤ 6.4.8 | ≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.0.6 | ≥ 7.2.0, ≤ 7.2.4 | 7.4.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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