Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-45860

Medium

Published: 03 May 2023

Published
03 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0031 54.3th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-45860 is a medium-severity Weak Authentication (CWE-1390) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortinac. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 45.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A weak authentication vulnerability [CWE-1390] in FortiNAC-F version 7.2.0, FortiNAC version 9.4.2 and below, 9.2 all versions, 9.1 all versions, 8.8 all versions, 8.7 all versions in device registration page may allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform password spraying attacks…

more

with an increased chance of success.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fortinet
fortinac
8.7.0 — 9.2.6 · 9.4.0 — 9.4.2
fortinet
fortinac-f
7.2.0

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-1390

Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-1390

Documented IA policy and procedures require proper authentication mechanisms to be defined and followed, reducing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-1390

Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-1390

Requires unique identification and authentication of organizational users, directly preventing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287 CWE-1390

Directly requires implementation of compliant authentication mechanisms to cryptographic modules, preventing improper authentication.

addresses: CWE-287

Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.

addresses: CWE-287

Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.

addresses: CWE-287

Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.

References