Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
PHP-SHOP 1.0 can be abused to create unauthorized administrator accounts if an administrator is exposed to a malicious web form. The sources identify this as CSRF in users.php. No source provided here confirms active exploitation or an official patch.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted business-risk issue, not a broad internet emergency. Prioritize if PHP-SHOP 1.0 manages real customer, order, or payment-adjacent data.
Technical view
CVE-2018-25397 is a CWE-352 cross-site request forgery issue in PHP-SHOP 1.0 users.php. The reported impact is unauthorized administrative user creation through crafted POST form submission. The public bundle includes an ExploitDB reference, but KEV is false.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running joeyrush PHP-SHOP master version 1.0, especially where the administrative interface is reachable by administrators from normal browsing environments.
Exploitation context
The bundle cites public exploit material, but does not establish real-world active exploitation. The attack depends on an authenticated administrator being induced to submit a malicious form or visit attacker-controlled content.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports CSRF leading to admin account creation in PHP-SHOP 1.0. The provided CVSS is 6.9 medium under CVSS 4.0. Patch status is not established in the supplied sources.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or project guidance for any corrected release or advisory.
- Restrict access to PHP-SHOP administrative pages to trusted networks or VPN.
- Retire or replace PHP-SHOP 1.0 if no maintained fix is available.
- Review and remove unauthorized administrator accounts.
- Ensure administrative state-changing actions have CSRF protection before continued use.
Validation and detection
- Inventory systems for joeyrush PHP-SHOP master or version 1.0.
- Review users.php for CSRF defenses on administrator creation requests.
- Check administrative user lists for unexpected accounts.
- Review web logs for unusual users.php POST activity.
- Confirm admin routes are not publicly reachable without network controls.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- 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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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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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——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4VulnCheckVulnerability 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
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45636CVE reference, VulnCheck · exploit
- Product ReferenceCVE reference, VulnCheck · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: PHP-SHOP 1.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via users.phpCVE reference, VulnCheck · 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.