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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortinet | 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 | — |
Public exploits
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GitHub 1 repository
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chessredoffsec/CVE-2023-26209 ★ 0 · Mar 28, 2025
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