CVE-2022-45860
Published: 03 May 2023
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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-48713
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…
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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
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.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented IA policy and procedures require proper authentication mechanisms to be defined and followed, reducing improper authentication.
Requires adaptive authentication under specific conditions, directly strengthening authentication mechanisms against improper or insufficient authentication.
Requires unique identification and authentication of organizational users, directly preventing improper authentication.
Directly requires implementation of compliant authentication mechanisms to cryptographic modules, preventing improper authentication.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.