CVE-2022-43947
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-307
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-46917)
- Published
- April 11, 2023
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-46917 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 22, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fortinet / fortios
- fortinet / fortiproxy
Certified products that may be affected
4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Fortinet, Inc. FortiOS 7.0.7 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-0590233-CR - active
- FortiGate/FortiOS Version 6.2.7 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 559-LSS - archived
- FortiProxy-400E/2000E/4000E - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3628 - historical
- Fortinet FortiProxy v1.0 - Fortinet, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-475 - archived
References
- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-22-444(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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