CVE-2025-11051
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software 1.0. Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by crafting malicious requests. Organizations using this specific software version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Pet Grooming Management Software
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could perform administrative actions like creating new user accounts, modifying system settings, or deleting data by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify user data, change settings, or perform unauthorized actions within the grooming management system using authenticated user sessions.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, the risk is limited to unsuccessful exploitation attempts that are logged and monitored.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the attacker to trick an authenticated user into interacting with malicious content. No authentication bypass is needed as the attack leverages existing user sessions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check vendor for updated version
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Check SourceCodester website for security updates. 2. Apply the latest patch or update to a fixed version. 3. Verify CSRF protections are implemented in the updated code.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd anti-CSRF tokens to all state-changing requests in the application
SameSite Cookie Attribute
allSet SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributes on session cookies
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement a web application firewall (WAF) with CSRF protection rules
- Educate users about the risks of clicking unknown links while authenticated
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if state-changing requests (POST, PUT, DELETE) lack CSRF tokens or other protectionsCheck Version:
Check application version in admin panel or about pageVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that all state-changing requests now include and validate CSRF tokens📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed state-changing requests from same IP
- Unusual administrative actions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- Requests lacking referrer headers or CSRF tokens
- Suspicious redirects to external sites
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (method="POST" OR method="PUT" OR method="DELETE") AND csrf_token="null"