CVE-2025-42616

| EUVD-2025-201708 HIGH
2025-12-08 a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158
7.0
CVSS 4.0
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CVSS Vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
A

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 15, 2026 - 17:54 vuln.today
EUVD ID Assigned
Mar 15, 2026 - 17:54 euvd
EUVD-2025-201708
CVE Published
Dec 08, 2025 - 13:15 nvd
HIGH 7.0

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Description

Some endpoints in vulnerability-lookup that modified application state (e.g. changing database entries, user data, configurations, or other privileged actions) may have been accessible via HTTP GET requests without requiring a CSRF token. This flaw leaves the application vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks: an attacker who tricks a logged-in user into visiting a malicious website could cause the user’s browser to issue GET requests that perform unintended state-changing operations in the context of their authenticated session. Because the server would treat these GET requests as valid (since no CSRF protection or POST method enforcement was in place), the attacker could exploit this to escalate privileges, change settings, or carry out other unauthorized actions without needing the user’s explicit consent or awareness.  The fix ensures that all state-changing endpoints now require HTTP POST requests and include a valid CSRF token. This enforces that state changes cannot be triggered by arbitrary cross-site GET requests. This issue affects Vulnerability-Lookup: before 2.18.0.

Analysis

Some endpoints in vulnerability-lookup that modified application state (e.g. changing database entries, user data, configurations, or other privileged actions) may have been accessible via HTTP GET requests without requiring a CSRF token. This flaw leaves the application vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks: an attacker who tricks a logged-in user into visiting a malicious website could cause the user’s browser to issue GET requests that perform unintended state-changing operations in the context of their authenticated session.

Because the server would treat these GET requests as valid (since no CSRF protection or POST method enforcement was in place), the attacker could exploit this to escalate privileges, change settings, or carry out other unauthorized actions without needing the user’s explicit consent or awareness. The fix ensures that all state-changing endpoints now require HTTP POST requests and include a valid CSRF token. This enforces that state changes cannot be triggered by arbitrary cross-site GET requests. This issue affects Vulnerability-Lookup: before 2.18.0.

Technical Context

Cross-Site Request Forgery forces authenticated users to perform unintended actions by tricking their browser into sending forged requests. This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (CWE-352).

Remediation

Implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations. Use SameSite cookie attribute. Verify the Origin/Referer header on the server side.

Priority Score

35
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +35
POC: 0

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