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Fortinet FortiWeb Privilege escalation in GUI websocket module (FG-IR-25-006)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 238101
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Synopsis
Fortinet Firewall is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The version of FortiWeb installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-25-006 advisory.- An Improper Privilege Management vulnerability [CWE-269] affecting Fortinet FortiOS version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1, 7.4.0 through 7.4.6, 7.2.0 through 7.2.10, 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and before 6.4.15, FortiProxy version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.7 & FortiWeb version 7.6.0 through 7.6.1 and before 7.4.6 allows an authenticated attacker with at least read-only admin permissions to gain super-admin privileges via crafted requests to Node.js websocket module. (CVE-2025-22254)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
For 7.4.x, upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.4.7 or later. For 7.6.x, upgrade to FortiWeb version 7.6.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 238101
File Name: fortiweb_FG-IR-25-006.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Family: Firewalls
Published: 6/10/2025
Updated: 7/8/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-22254
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.6
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiweb
Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-22254
IAVA: 2025-A-0435