CVE-2019-25313 FlexNet Publisher 11.12.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Local Admin)
Attackers can trick authenticated users into creating unauthorized local admin accounts via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-25313?
CVE-2019-25313 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flexera Software FlexNet Publisher, published on 11 Feb 2026. 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
FlexNet Publisher 11.12.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to create administrative user accounts without authentication. Attackers can craft a malicious HTML form to trick authenticated users into submitting a request that creates a new local admin account with a predefined password.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25313?
How do I fix CVE-2019-25313?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-25313 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25313 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p32m-p89x-93gw.