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Fortinet Fortigate (FG-IR-22-444)
high Nessus Plugin ID 174262
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Synopsis
Fortinet Firewall is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The version of Fortigate installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-22-444 advisory.- 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. (CVE-2022-43947)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.2.2 or above.Please upgrade to FortiProxy version 7.0.8 or above.
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.2.4 or above.
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 7.0.11 or above.
Please upgrade to FortiOS version 6.4.13 or above.
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 174262
File Name: fortigate_FG-IR-22-444.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: Firewalls
Published: 4/13/2023
Updated: 10/28/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-43947
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:fortinet:fortios
Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-43947
IAVA: 2023-A-0198-S