CVE-2018-25397 PHP-SHOP 1.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via users.php
Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into creating unauthorized admin accounts via CSRF in PHP-SHOP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-25397?
CVE-2018-25397 is a medium-severity vulnerability in joeyrush PHP-SHOP master, published on 29 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP-SHOP 1.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to add administrative users by crafting malicious HTML forms. Attackers can trick authenticated administrators into visiting a page containing a hidden form that automatically submits POST requests to the users.php endpoint with parameters like name, email, password, and permissions set to admin to create unauthorized admin accounts.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25397?
How do I fix CVE-2018-25397?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-25397 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-25397 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-25397 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpcw-vph7-r5r3.