# CVE-2018-25190: Easyndexer 1.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via createuser.php

> Unauthenticated attackers can create administrative accounts via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover in Easyndexer.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mj6-rh2f-w525

## What is CVE-2018-25190?

CVE-2018-25190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sourceforge Easyndexer, published on 6 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Easyndexer 1.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to create administrative accounts by submitting forged POST requests. Attackers can craft malicious web pages that submit POST requests to createuser.php with parameters including username, password, name, surname, and privileges set to 1 for administrator access.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25190?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rul10 Easyndexer.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-25190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-25190 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25190 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sourceforge Easyndexer

- [CVE-2018-25178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25178/): Easyndexer 1.0 Arbitrary File Download via showtif.php (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-25190 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-25190 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sourceforge Easyndexer, published on 6 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25190 exists.

Affected product: Sourceforge Easyndexer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25190/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-25190/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-25190
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-25190
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-25190

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