SQLi Mayhem: Fortinet FortiWeb Vulnerability Opens Door to Pre-Auth RCE Chaos!
The FortiWeb SQLi vulnerability, CVE-2025-25257, has a severity score of 9.8 and can lead to pre-authenticated remote code execution. With proof-of-concept exploits now public, admins should patch immediately to avoid uninvited guests turning their servers into the hottest remote code execution party in town.
Hot Take:
SQL Injection in 2023? It’s like finding out your favorite ’90s sitcom is getting a reboot—unexpected and potentially disastrous. Fortinet’s FortiWeb vulnerability is the latest throwback to remind us that certain security faux pas never go out of style. So, grab your popcorn and watch as admin teams scramble faster than the cast of a reunion special. Hopefully, this episode ends with everyone patching up and no one getting hacked.
Key Points:
- Fortinet FortiWeb has a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-25257) with a severity score of 9.8/10.
- Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits have been released, enabling pre-auth remote code execution.
- The flaw exists in FortiWeb’s Fabric Connector via the get_fabric_user_by_token() function.
- Researchers leveraged the vulnerability to execute MySQL’s SELECT … INTO OUTFILE query for remote code execution.
- Admins are urged to apply patches immediately, although no active exploitation is currently reported.
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