Fortinet Fumble: Critical Flaw Joins CISA’s “Oops, We Got Hacked” List
The U.S. CISA adds the Fortinet FortiWeb flaw, CVE-2025-25257, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Hackers quickly exploited this SQL injection vulnerability, compromising systems like they were on a cyber shopping spree. Administrators are urged to patch up before their networks join the vulnerability party.
Hot Take:
Fortinet’s FortiWeb flaw, CVE-2025-25257, just made the “VIP” list in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, proving once again that even digital gatekeepers can have a midlife crisis. Hackers started exploiting this SQL injection flaw faster than you can say “unpatched server,” sending tech teams into a patching frenzy. It’s like a hacker buffet out there, and FortiWeb’s got the main course!
Key Points:
- Fortinet FortiWeb flaw CVE-2025-25257 added to CISA’s vulnerable catalog.
- Hackers began exploiting the flaw on July 11, following a PoC release.
- Fortinet released patches across multiple FortiWeb versions to address the issue.
- Researchers found creative ways to escalate the flaw into remote code execution.
- CISA mandates federal agencies to patch by August 8, 2025.
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