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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-25186 affects Tina4 Stack 1.0.3. It is a cross-site request forgery issue in the admin profile function that can let an attacker change administrator account details through forged web requests. Public exploit material exists, but the provided sources do not show confirmed active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a medium-priority application security issue. Prioritize if Tina4 administration is internet-accessible or used by privileged staff. The main business risk is unauthorized administrator account takeover or disruption of admin access.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 in the /kim/profile endpoint of Tina4 Stack 1.0.3. The source bundle describes forged POST requests that can alter admin user fields such as password or email. CVSS v4.0 is 6.9. CISA KEV status is false in the provided data.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Tina4 Stack 1.0.3 with the admin interface reachable by users or browsers that could be induced to submit forged requests.
Exploitation context
Exploit-DB is cited as publishing exploit material, so researchers should treat the weakness as publicly documented. However, no cited source confirms real-world exploitation or inclusion in CISA KEV.
Researcher notes
The record references Exploit-DB and VulnCheck but does not provide a named vendor patch in the source bundle. Avoid assuming affected versions beyond 1.0.3. Validate CSRF exposure defensively without publishing payloads or operational exploit instructions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Tina4 Stack 1.0.3 deployments.
- Check Tina4 project or vendor guidance for an official fix or upgrade.
- Restrict access to the Tina4 admin interface where feasible.
- Review whether profile-changing requests have CSRF protections enabled.
- Rotate administrator credentials if unauthorized profile changes are suspected.
Validation and detection
- Confirm product and version are Tina4 Stack 1.0.3.
- Verify whether /kim/profile is exposed to untrusted users or networks.
- Review admin account email, password-change, and profile-change history.
- Check application logs for unexpected profile update requests.
- Confirm remediation against current vendor guidance before closing.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.9 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45834CVE reference · exploit
- VulnCheck Advisory: Tina4 Stack 1.0.3 Cross-Site Request Forgery via profileCVE reference · third-party-advisory
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CWE details
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Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.