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GSD-2023-26208

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
Details
A improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts vulnerability [CWE-307] in Fortinet FortiAuthenticator 6.4.x and before allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to partially exhaust CPU and memory via sending numerous HTTP requests to the login form.
Aliases
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