CVE-2018-25397Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator creation via tokenless add-user request

Published May 29, 2026 · Updated May 29, 2026

CSRF in PHP-SHOP 1.0 allows remote attackers to create administrative users through a forged request to admin/users.php. The add-user handler accepts account details and admin permissions from POST data without validating an anti-CSRF token. An authenticated administrator must visit attacker-controlled HTML, which submits the request under the active session and creates an unauthorized privileged account.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.16%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

CSRF in PHP-SHOP 1.0 allows remote attackers to create administrative users through a forged request to admin/users.php. The add-user handler accepts account details and admin permissions from POST data without validating an anti-CSRF token. An authenticated administrator must visit attacker-controlled HTML, which submits the request under the active session and creates an unauthorized privileged account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2018-25397
Published
May 29, 2026
Updated
May 29, 2026
Vendor
joeyrush
Product
PHP-SHOP
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-62, T1136
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

joeyrush · PHP-SHOPversion=1.0

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.9VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-62Cross Site Request Forgery
T1136Create Account

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