CVE-2025-24472

Published Feb 11, 2025

Last updated 5 months ago

Exploit known CVSS high 8.1

Fortinet

FortiOS

FortiProxy

Overview

Description: An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability [CWE-288] affecting FortiOS 7.0.0 through 7.0.16 and FortiProxy 7.2.0 through 7.2.12, 7.0.0 through 7.0.19 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker with prior knowledge of upstream and downstream devices serial numbers to gain super-admin privileges on the downstream device, if the Security Fabric is enabled, via crafted CSF proxy requests.
Source: psirt@fortinet.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: fortiproxy, fortios

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Secondary
Base score: 8.1
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.2
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Known exploits

Data from CISA

Vulnerability name: Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Exploit added on: Mar 18, 2025
Exploit action due: Apr 8, 2025
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.

Weaknesses

psirt@fortinet.com: CWE-288

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "1B14CD59-F557-48A0-8458-BECD3AD7DB3A",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.20",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:fortinet:fortiproxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "EDC18768-0891-465E-9900-3DF5D22A5CB3",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.2.13",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.2.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:fortinet:fortios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "BD357034-B2FD-4C2E-97FE-2C54D686D885",
            "versionEndExcluding": "7.0.17",
            "versionStartIncluding": "7.0.0",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.

Overview

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Known exploits

Weaknesses

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