# CVE-2025-5033: XiaoBingby TeaCMS addUser cross-site request forgery

> Attackers can trick authenticated users into creating new admin accounts via CSRF in TeaCMS, potentially leading to unauthorized privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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:** 21 May 2025
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5fvr-4vv2-228w

## What is CVE-2025-5033?

CVE-2025-5033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in XiaoBingby TeaCMS, published on 21 May 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

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in XiaoBingby TeaCMS 2.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file src/main/java/me/teacms/controller/admin/UserManageController/addUser. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5033?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Teacms Project Teacms.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-5033?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5033 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5033 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5033 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in XiaoBingby TeaCMS

- [CVE-2023-27091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27091/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-1483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1483/): XiaoBingBy TeaCMS getallarticleinfo sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-1398](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1398/): XiaoBingBy TeaCMS upload path traversal (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-27090](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27090/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-1616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1616/): XiaoBingBy TeaCMS Article Title cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5033 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5033 is a medium-severity vulnerability in XiaoBingby TeaCMS, published on 21 May 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-2025-5033 exists.

Affected product: XiaoBingby TeaCMS. 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-2025-5033/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5033/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5033
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5033
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5033

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5033/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.