An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts [CWE-307] in FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to try a brute force attack against the FortiClientEMS console via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-20631 An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts [CWE-307] in FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to try a brute force attack against the FortiClientEMS console via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Fixes

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.4.0 or above Please upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.2.5 or above Please upgrade to FortiClientEMS version 7.0.11 or above


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientems
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:forticlientems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fortinet
Fortinet forticlientems

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts [CWE-307] in FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to try a brute force attack against the FortiClientEMS console via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests.
Weaknesses CWE-307
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fortinet

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-18T21:34:28.472Z

Reserved: 2024-01-11T16:29:07.978Z

Link: CVE-2024-23106

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-14T14:20:01.588Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-01-14T14:15:28.747

Modified: 2025-07-16T13:33:49.860

Link: CVE-2024-23106

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-13T21:07:53Z