# CVE-2019-25242: FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery via Web Interface

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing administrative actions like changing passwords or opening doors via CSRF.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p43h-75mm-qgfv

## What is CVE-2019-25242?

CVE-2019-25242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions without user consent. Attackers can craft malicious web pages to change administrator passwords, add new admin users, or open access control doors by tricking authenticated users into loading a specially crafted webpage.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25242?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iwt Facesentry Access Control System Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25242 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25242 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System

- [CVE-2019-25241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25241/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25278/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-21999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21999/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25243/): FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-25279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25279/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25242 exists.

Affected product: iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System. 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-2019-25242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25242/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25242

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