An Improper Control of Interaction Frequency vulnerability [CWE-799] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 8.0.0 through 8.0.2, FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.5, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.10, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.11, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass the authentication rate-limit via crafted requests. The success of the attack depends on the attackers resources and the password target complexity.
Weakness
The product does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fortiweb | Fortinet | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.0.12 (excluding) |
| Fortiweb | Fortinet | 7.2.0 (including) | 7.2.12 (excluding) |
| Fortiweb | Fortinet | 7.4.0 (including) | 7.4.11 (excluding) |
| Fortiweb | Fortinet | 7.6.0 (including) | 7.6.6 (excluding) |
| Fortiweb | Fortinet | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.0.3 (excluding) |