# CVE-2025-25257: Fortinet FortiWeb Fabric Connector - SQLi

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2025-25257 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2025-25257

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 9.6
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Fortinet
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection'))
- **Tags:** enterprise_software, firewall

## Description

Fortinet FortiWeb Fabric Connector is impacted by a pre-authentication SQL injection vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands via a specially crafted HTTP request, leading to unauthorized access that can be used to achieve Remote Code Executuion.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2025-25257](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2025-25257) is a pre-authentication SQL injection vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb Fabric Connector. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary SQL commands and achieve Remote Code Execution.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 30th of June 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2025-25257 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2025-25257. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.

Attackers exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to the Fortinet FortiWeb Fabric Connector. This can allow them to execute arbitrary SQL commands on the database via the `/api/fabric/device/status` URI.

## Timeline

- 2025-06-30: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2025-25257 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-07-11: CVE Published. CVE-2025-25257 is published to NVD.
- 2025-07-11: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2025-25257 for the first time.
- 2025-07-18: CISA KEV. CVE-2025-25257 is added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog by CISA.
- 2025-08-08: CISA Remediation Deadline. Expiration of the CISA remediation deadline as described in [BOD 22-01](https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-22-01-reducing-significant-risk-known-exploited-vulnerabilities).

## References

- https://labs-watchtowr-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/labs.watchtowr.com/pre-auth-sql-injection-to-rce-fortinet-fortiweb-fabric-connector-cve-2025-25257/amp/

## Live exploitation data

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