Path Traversal in FortiWeb 7.6.2 and earlier via endpoint (auth admin)
CVE-2025-25254 Published on April 8, 2025
An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability [CWE-22] in FortiWeb version 7.6.2 and below, version 7.4.6 and below, 7.2 all versions, 7.0 all versions endpoint may allow an authenticated admin to access and modify the filesystem via crafted requests.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-25254 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2025-25254 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Fortinet FortiWeb:- Version 7.6.0, <= 7.6.2 is affected.
- Version 7.4.0, <= 7.4.6 is affected.
- Version 7.2.0, <= 7.2.11 is affected.
- Version 7.0.0, <= 7.0.11 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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