CVE-2025-7834
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Publication date: 2025-07-19
Last updated on: 2026-04-29
Assigner: VulDB
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| phpgurukul | complaint_management_system | 2.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-352 | The web application does not, or cannot, sufficiently verify whether a request was intentionally provided by the user who sent the request, which could have originated from an unauthorized actor. |
| CWE-862 | The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-7834 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in PHPGurukul Complaint Management System version 2.0. The system lacks CSRF protection mechanisms such as CSRF tokens or HTTP Referer header verification. This allows an attacker to trick an authenticated user, especially an administrator or privileged user, into executing unauthorized actions remotely. For example, an attacker can delete users by submitting malicious requests, which also deletes all complaints associated with those users. [1, 3]
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can severely impact the system's data integrity and availability. An attacker can remotely exploit it to perform unauthorized actions like deleting users and their associated complaints without authentication. This can lead to loss of important data and disruption of the complaint management system's normal operations. [1, 3]
How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring for unauthorized or suspicious HTTP requests that perform state-changing actions without proper CSRF tokens or referer verification. Specifically, look for POST requests to endpoints like 'manage-users.php' with parameters such as 'uid' and 'action=del' that could indicate attempts to delete users. Commands to detect such activity could include using network traffic analysis tools like tcpdump or Wireshark to filter HTTP POST requests to the affected system, for example: 'tcpdump -i any -A -s 0 tcp port 80 and (((ip dst host <target_ip>) and (tcp[((tcp[12:1] & 0xf0) >> 2):4] = 0x504f5354)))' to capture POST requests. Additionally, web server logs can be searched for suspicious requests using grep, e.g., 'grep "POST /manage-users.php" /var/log/apache2/access.log | grep "action=del"'. These methods help identify potential exploitation attempts of the CSRF vulnerability. [3]
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Immediate mitigation steps include implementing CSRF protection mechanisms such as adding CSRF tokens to forms and verifying the HTTP Referer header to ensure requests are legitimate. If modifying the application is not feasible immediately, restrict access to the affected endpoints to trusted users only, and educate users to avoid clicking on suspicious links or performing actions from untrusted sources. Since no known mitigations are currently identified and the exploit is publicly available, consider replacing the affected product with a secure alternative or applying patches if available. Monitoring and alerting on suspicious activities targeting the vulnerable endpoints is also recommended. [1, 2, 3]