Fortinet FortiPortal up to 7.4.5 HTTP authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Fortinet FortiPortal up to 7.4.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-54838. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Fortinet FortiPortal up to 7.4.5. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability [CWE-863] in FortiPortal 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 may allow an authenticated attacker to reboot a shared FortiGate device via crafted HTTP requests.

The advisory is shared for download at fortiguard.fortinet.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54838 since 07/31/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/31/2025 CVE reserved
12/09/2025 +131 days Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/10/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: fortinet.com

Advisory: FG-IR-25-032
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54838 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54838
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335456

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 19:36
Updated: 12/10/2025 05:35
Changes: 12/09/2025 19:36 (63), 12/10/2025 05:35 (11)
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