CVE-2025-25257

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): fortinet
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.6 / 10
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
Effective score: 9.6 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-89
Reserved: 2025-02-05
Published: 2025-07-17 17:10 UTC
Last updated: 2026-02-26 18:50 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/25xxx/CVE-2025-25257.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2025-25257 — CVE-2025-25257

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities CISA KEV

CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of this CVE. Federal agencies must remediate by the due date below; private orgs should treat it as priority-1.

Vulnerability name: Fortinet FortiWeb SQL Injection Vulnerability
Vendor / project: Fortinet
Product: FortiWeb
Date added to KEV: 2025-07-18
Remediation due: 2025-08-08
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware campaign use: Unknown
CISA notes: https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25257
CISA listing: www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published: 2025-07-17 16:15:34 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 09:00:34 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 9.8 / 10 CRITICAL source: psirt@fortinet.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 3.9 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.9671 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 99.88% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-12

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2025-21785
Assigner: fortinet
Published: Jul 17, 2025, 3:10:04 PM
Updated: Feb 26, 2026, 5:50:29 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.6 / 10
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
EUVD-reported EPSS: 26.2000
Vendors: Fortinet
Products: FortiWeb (7.2.0 ≤7.2.10)

FortiWeb (7.4.0 ≤7.4.7)

FortiWeb (7.0.0 ≤7.0.10)

FortiWeb (7.6.0 ≤7.6.3)
Aliases: GHSA-mj4r-rpwm-gg33

ENISA 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.

EUVD references (1)

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Fortinet	FortiWeb	`7.6.0` (affected), `7.4.0` (affected), `7.2.0` (affected), `7.0.0` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151

Web references (5)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html rapid7:cwe.mitre.org
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-25257 rapid7:attackerkb.com
https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151 rapid7:fortiguard.fortinet.com
https://labs.watchtowr.com/pre-auth-sql-injection-to-rce-fortinet-fortiweb-fabric-connector-cve-2025-25257/ rapid7:labs.watchtowr.com
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25257 rapid7:www.cve.org

NVD-tagged references (5)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-151 psirt@fortinet.com Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/0xbigshaq/CVE-2025-25257 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 Third Party Advisory
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/210193/ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-25257 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 US Government Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52473 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediations (10)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

FortiWeb SQL Injection Vulnerability Allows Attacker to Execute ...

web:cybersecuritynews.com

Patch immediately and disable admin interfaces as a precaution. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-25257 and carries a CVSS v3 score of 9.6, indicating its critical severity level.

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
CVE-2025-25257 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly

web:feedly.com

Threat Intelligence Report CVE-2025-25257 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiWeb products, with a CVSS score of 9.6, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests. There is no mention of active exploitation or proof-of-concept exploits in the provided article, but mitigation includes disabling the HTTP/HTTPS ...

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
CVE-2025-25257: SQL Injection to Root RCE in FortiWeb's - Fidelis Security

web:fidelissecurity.com

Learn about CVE - 2025 -25257—systems affected, exploitation method, root cause, detection, and urgent mitigation steps to secure your environment.

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
Nvd - Cve-2025-25257

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This is a potential security issue, you are being redirected to https://nvd.nist.gov

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
Patch - Everything Local: Breaking News, Events, Discussions

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The best breaking news, stories, and events from the Patch network of local news sites

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
Patch immediately: CVE-2025-25257 PoC enables remote code execution on ...

web:securityaffairs.com

Fortinet urges users to patch . Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for CVE-2025-25257 in Fortinet FortiWeb (CVSS 9.8) enable pre-auth RCE on vulnerable servers. The flaw is a SQL injection vulnerability in FortiWeb (CWE-89) that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute unauthorized SQL commands via crafted HTTP/HTTPS requests.

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
Fortinet Releases Patch for Critical SQL Injection Flaw in FortiWeb ...

web:thehackernews.com

Fortinet fixes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in FortiWeb ( CVE-2025-25257 ), posing risks to database security.

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
Fortinet FortiWeb Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2025 ...

web:threatprotect.qualys.com

Kentaro Kawane from GMO Cybersecurity discovered a vulnerability of critical severity impacting FortiWeb. Tracked as CVE-2025-25257 , the vulnerability has a CVSS score of 9.6. Upon successful exploitation of the vulnerability, an unauthenticated attacker can execute unauthorized SQL code via crafted HTTP or HTTPS requests. FortiWeb is a web application firewall (WAF) designed to protect web ...

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
CVE Record: CVE-2025-25257

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2026-05-22 12:43 UTC
CVE-2025-25257: Fortinet FortiWeb SQL Injection Flaw - SentinelOne

web:www.sentinelone.com

CVE-2025-25257 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb. Learn about its impact, affected versions, and mitigation methods.

2026-05-22 12:43 UTC

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