Use of Password Hash Instead of Password for Authentication in FortiWeb - CVE-2025-64471
Published: December 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU119440
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64471
CWE-ID: CWE-836
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to use of password hash instead of password for authentication. An unauthenticated attacker can use the hash in place of the password to authenticate via crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests.
Affected software
FortiWeb
How to mitigate CVE-2025-64471
Install update from vendor's website.
FortiWeb - addressed in versions 7.0.12, 7.2.12, 7.4.11, 7.6.6, 8.0.2