CVE-2018-25363
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Cross-Site Request Forgery in Twitter-Clone 1 Allows Post Deletion

Publication date: 2026-05-25

Last updated on: 2026-05-25

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description
Twitter-Clone 1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows remote attackers to force victims to delete posts by crafting malicious HTML forms. Attackers can create hidden forms targeting tweetdel.php with tweet IDs and automatically submit them to delete arbitrary posts from authenticated user sessions.
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Published
2026-05-25
Last Modified
2026-05-25
Generated
2026-06-15
AI Q&A
2026-05-26
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2018-25363
EUVD
EUVD-2018-21887
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Currently, no data is known.
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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.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Twitter-Clone 1 and is a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issue. It allows remote attackers to trick authenticated users into unknowingly deleting their own posts. Attackers do this by creating malicious HTML forms that target the tweet deletion endpoint (tweetdel.php) with specific tweet IDs. When these forms are automatically submitted by the victim's browser, arbitrary posts can be deleted without the user's consent.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that an attacker can delete posts from an authenticated user's account without their knowledge or permission. This can lead to loss of important content, disruption of communication, and potential damage to the user's reputation or data integrity on the platform.

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