Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-24470

Fortinet Fortiportal 7.0.0 – 7.0.12

Published
11 February 2025
Modified
22 July 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.013 67th percentile
Risk Priority 64 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-24470 is a high-severity Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence (CWE-41) vulnerability in Fortinet Fortiportal. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked in the top 33% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-24470 is an Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence vulnerability (CWE-41) in FortiPortal versions 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, and 7.0.0 through 7.0.11. This issue enables a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve source code via crafted HTTP requests. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N), reflecting its high severity stemming from network-based access, low attack complexity, no required privileges or user interaction, changed scope, and high confidentiality impact.

A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit CVE-2025-24470 by sending specially crafted HTTP requests to an affected FortiPortal instance accessible over the network. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to retrieve source code, potentially disclosing sensitive application logic, configurations, or other proprietary information without impacting integrity or availability.

Mitigation details are provided in the Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-25-015, available at https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-015. Security practitioners should consult this reference for patch information and recommended remediation steps.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An Improper Resolution of Path Equivalence vulnerability [CWE-41] in FortiPortal 7.4.0 through 7.4.2, 7.2.0 through 7.2.6, 7.0.0 through 7.0.11 may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to retrieve source code via crafted HTTP requests.

CWE(s)
CWE-41

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

fortinet
fortiportal
7.0.0 — 7.0.12 · 7.2.0 — 7.2.7 · 7.4.0 — 7.4.3

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

Input validation of file paths directly rejects or normalizes the special-character manipulations that create equivalent names.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match

Proper enforcement of file access authorizations structurally blocks disclosure when equivalent paths are presented.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of improper path-resolution logic in software.

PR.IR-01 partial match
prevents

Path-equivalence flaws enable unauthorized file access that network segmentation and logical access controls can partially block.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require canonical path resolution and input sanitization to prevent equivalence attacks.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect path-equivalence flaws before release, partially fulfilling the control.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes path-handling requirements that reduce equivalence-based disclosure.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements can mandate canonicalization and input validation to block path equivalence.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles call for safe file-system abstractions that mitigate path traversal risks.

A.8.3 Information access restriction none match
none

Information access restriction limits what files can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of path-equivalence exploits.

References