CVE-2025-25257
Fortinet FortiWeb SQL Injection Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 8 August 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability [CWE-89] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.6.0 through 7.6.3, FortiWeb 7.4.0 through 7.4.7, FortiWeb 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, FortiWeb 7.0.0 through 7.0.10 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized SQL code or commands via crafted HTTP or HTTPs requests.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.92% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 February 2026
- CISA KEV
- Listed 18 July 2025 · due 8 August 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-89
- Affected
- fortinet/fortiweb
- Source
- psirt@fortinet.com
EPSS 99.9% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25257
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151Vendor Advisory
- https://packetstorm.news/files/id/210193/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52473Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/0xbigshaq/CVE-2025-25257Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-25257US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.