FortiportalApplication · Fortinet
CVE-2025-54838
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn Incorrect Authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in FortiPortal 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 allows an authenticated attacker to reboot a shared FortiGate device via crafted HTTP requests. The flaw permits users with standard authentication to bypass authorization checks and execute privileged operations (device reboot) on shared infrastructure they should not have full administrative control over.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
FortiportalApplication
>= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify FortiPortal versionAccess FortiPortal admin console and navigate to System > Settings > About, or use the CLI command 'fortiportal -v' to confirm the installed version numberAffected if Version is 7.4.0 through 7.4.5 inclusive
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Verify shared FortiGate configurationIn FortiPortal, navigate to Device Manager > FortiGate and check if multiple tenants or users share management access to the same FortiGate devicesAffected if Shared FortiGate devices exist in the environment where multiple users have access
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Review user role assignmentsCheck User & Authentication > User Groups or Role Management to identify users with standard (non-admin) roles who have device accessAffected if Standard users have been granted any level of FortiGate device management access
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Audit device management logsExamine FortiPortal logs under Log & Report > Event Logs for any device reboot operations initiated by standard users, particularly outside expected maintenance windowsAffected if Reboot commands were executed by users without administrative privileges
Environment is affected if FortiPortal version is 7.4.0-7.4.5 and standard authenticated users have access to shared FortiGate devices
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade FortiPortal to version 7.4.6 or later to obtain the vendor patch. Until then, restrict administrative access to shared FortiGate management interfaces using role-based access controls and monitor for unauthorized device management actions.
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