CVE-2025-42616 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability discovered in Vulnerability-Lookup. This flaw allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users by crafting malicious GET requests. The vulnerability impacts versions 0.0 through 2.18.0, and a fix is available in version 2.18.0.
The primary impact of this CSRF vulnerability lies in the potential for unauthorized modification of application state. An attacker could leverage this flaw to alter database entries, user data, or configurations within Vulnerability-Lookup. Successful exploitation requires the attacker to trick a logged-in user into visiting a malicious website or clicking a crafted link. The attacker's GET request, originating from the user's browser within their authenticated session, would be treated as legitimate by the server, leading to unintended consequences. This could result in data breaches, privilege escalation, or disruption of service, depending on the specific actions accessible via the vulnerable GET endpoints.
Public details regarding active exploitation of CVE-2025-42616 are currently unavailable. The vulnerability has been publicly disclosed on 2025-12-08. The EPSS score is pending evaluation. No known public proof-of-concept exploits have been released at this time.
Organizations utilizing Vulnerability-Lookup in environments where user authentication is critical and state-changing operations are performed via GET requests are at risk. This includes deployments with custom integrations or extensions that may not have been thoroughly reviewed for CSRF vulnerabilities.
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漏洞利用状态
EPSS
0.03% (7% 百分位)
CISA SSVC
The recommended mitigation for CVE-2025-42616 is to immediately upgrade Vulnerability-Lookup to version 2.18.0 or later. If upgrading is not immediately feasible, consider implementing temporary workarounds such as adding CSRF tokens to all state-changing GET requests. Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) configured to detect and block suspicious GET requests originating from untrusted sources can also provide a layer of protection. Review all GET requests that modify application state and ensure proper CSRF protection is in place. After upgrade, confirm by attempting to trigger a state-changing action via a GET request from an unauthenticated session; it should be rejected.
升级 Vulnerability-Lookup 到 2.18.0 或更高版本。 此版本通过要求所有修改应用程序状态的端点使用 HTTP POST 请求和有效的 CSRF token 来修复 CSRF 漏洞。 这可以防止攻击者通过恶意 GET 请求执行未经授权的操作。
漏洞分析和关键警报直接发送到您的邮箱。
CVE-2025-42616 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Vulnerability-Lookup allowing attackers to perform actions as authenticated users via malicious GET requests.
If you are using Vulnerability-Lookup versions 0.0 through 2.18.0, you are potentially affected by this CSRF vulnerability.
Upgrade Vulnerability-Lookup to version 2.18.0 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Consider temporary workarounds like CSRF tokens if immediate upgrade is not possible.
Currently, there are no public reports of active exploitation of CVE-2025-42616.
Refer to the official Vulnerability-Lookup project's advisory channels for the latest information and updates regarding CVE-2025-42616.