Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V3 - Web Frontend Security Anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | An attacker can perform state-changing operations (password changes, fund transfers, data deletion) using the victim's authenticated session. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this represents a significant risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious page that, when visited by an authenticated user, silently submits a forged request to the target application using the user's cookies. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 15, 2026
PublicCMS V5.202506.b is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the CkEditorAdminController.
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RemediationAI
Implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations. Use SameSite cookie attribute. Verify the Origin/Referer header on the server side.
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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).
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from Vendor (mitre) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: mitre
Lifecycle Timeline
2Executive ViewAI
PublicCMS V5.202506.b contains a CSRF vulnerability in the editor controller that allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. Organizations using this CMS version face immediate risk of content manipulation, unauthorized administrative changes, and potential data compromise through malicious request forgery.
Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to enforce SameSite cookie policies and block cross-origin requests to /CkEditorAdminController endpoints. Require CSRF tokens on all state-changing operations via code modification if source access available. Restrict administrative access to whitelisted IP ranges and enforce multi-factor authentication for CMS administrators. Disable the CkEditor functionality if operationally feasible. Monitor for suspicious administrative activity and unauthorized content modifications.
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Request Forgery exploits the automatic credential inclusion behavior of web browsers.
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