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CVE-2025-25257

CRITICAL 9.6 KNOWN EXPLOITED PoC CATALOGUED DETECTION TEMPLATE ALL-YEARS

Published 2025-07-17 · Last modified 2026-02-26 · fortinet · NVD: Analyzed

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.

ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

Confirmed exploited in the wild — in CISA KEV since 2025-07-18. Patch or mitigate now.

Exploitation likelihood

99.9%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 100th percentile

● In CISA KEV (2025-07-18)● Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes

Impact if exploited

9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · CNA

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
  • ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

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PoC data: JSON

Detection templates

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Resource commands

nuclei -id CVE-2025-25257 -u https://TARGETDetection template — review its checks and affected versions before use.
searchsploit --cve CVE-2025-25257 && searchsploit -m 52473Fetch the ExploitDB PoC locally; review the code before running it.
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2025-25257/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).

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Data snapshot:

Affected

Vendors Fortinet

Products Fortiweb

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-89: Execute unauthorized code or commands

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C

References and research data (JSON)

Unverified PoC candidates

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12 candidates

Additional exploitation reports

Source-specific reports, separate from CISA KEV. Repeated observations from one source are not independent confirmations.

337 more source reports

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
FortinetFortiweb≥ 7.0.0 and < 7.0.11
FortinetFortiweb≥ 7.2.0 and < 7.2.11
FortinetFortiweb≥ 7.4.0 and < 7.4.8
FortinetFortiweb≥ 7.6.0 and < 7.6.4

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:X/RC:C
  • CRITICAL 9.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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