# CVE-2024-23106: An improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts \[CWE-307\] in FortiClientEMS version 7.2.0 through 7.2.4 and before 7.0.10 allow

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-14 · Updated: 2025-02-18

## Affected

- Fortinet FortiClientEMS: from 7.2.0, through 7.2.3; from 7.0.0, through 7.0.10; from 6.4.7, through 6.4.9; from 6.4.0, through 6.4.4; from 6.2.6, through 6.2.9; from 6.2.0, through 6.2.4

## 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.

## 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.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-23-476

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