# CVE-2020-9294: An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail 5.4.10, 6.0.7, 6.2.2 and earlier and FortiVoiceEntreprise 6.0.0 and 6.0.1 may allow a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2020-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiMail: 5.4.10, 6.0.7
- Fortinet FortiVoiceEnterprise: 6.0.0, 6.0.1

## Description

An improper authentication vulnerability in FortiMail 5.4.10, 6.0.7, 6.2.2 and earlier and FortiVoiceEntreprise 6.0.0 and 6.0.1 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to access the system as a legitimate user by requesting a password change via the user interface.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Fortinet, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Fortinet](https://cve.now/tech/fortinet.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-20-045
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/fortimail_login_bypass_detection.rb

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