Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CMSsite 1.0 has a CSRF flaw that can let an attacker abuse a logged-in administrator’s browser to perform account-management actions. The reported actions include creating, editing, or deleting admin accounts. This is most urgent for organizations still running CMSsite 1.0 with active administrators using the web interface.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted administrative-risk issue, not a broad unauthenticated takeover. Prioritize if CMSsite 1.0 is still used, especially on public-facing systems. If the product is not present, no action is needed beyond normal asset tracking.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25682 is a CWE-352 cross-site request forgery issue in CMSsite 1.0 involving administrative user-management requests to users.php. The CVE record reports CVSS 4.0 score 5.3. Exploitation depends on an authenticated administrator being induced to visit attacker-controlled content, allowing unauthorized administrative changes through the victim session.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to CMSsite version 1.0 deployments. Risk is higher where the admin interface is reachable by general users or the internet and administrators browse untrusted content while authenticated.
Exploitation context
A public ExploitDB reference exists, but the provided sources do not show active exploitation or CISA KEV listing. The attack is social-engineering dependent and targets authenticated administrator sessions rather than unauthenticated direct compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE entry, VulnCheck advisory, product repository, and ExploitDB reference. No patch status, affected commit range, or active exploitation evidence is provided in the source bundle. Validate only in authorized environments and avoid reproducing public exploit mechanics operationally.
Mitigation direction
- Check the CMSsite repository and vendor guidance for a fixed release or security update.
- Restrict access to the CMSsite administrative interface to trusted networks or VPN users.
- Require administrators to log out after use and avoid browsing untrusted sites while authenticated.
- If maintaining the code, implement server-side CSRF tokens on administrative state-changing requests.
- Review administrative accounts for unauthorized additions, edits, or deletions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory CMSsite deployments and confirm whether version 1.0 is in use.
- Determine whether the administrative interface is internet-accessible or broadly reachable internally.
- Review user-management pages for CSRF protections on state-changing actions.
- Audit admin account history for unexpected creations, modifications, or deletions.
- Monitor vendor, CVE, and advisory sources for updated remediation details.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L——Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-46480CVE reference · exploit
- Official Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- VulnCheck Advisory: CMSsite 1.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via users.phpCVE 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.