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CVE-2023-45582

HIGH
7.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 14, 2023 at 06:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFortiMail

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Severity
HIGH7.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

FortiMail· Fortinet
95%
6.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.2.96.4.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.4.87.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.0.67.2.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.2.46.2.06.4.07.0.07.2.07.4.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-287

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.3HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-307

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