Privilege escalation in FortiWeb



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-25254
CWE-ID CWE-22
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fortinet FortiWeb
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor Fortinet, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU107246

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-25254

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in FortiWeb endpoint. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and modify arbitrary files on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Fortinet FortiWeb: 7.0.0 - 7.6.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-24-474


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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