CVE-2025-57310
📋 TL;DR
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Simple-Faucet-Script v1.07 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted POST requests to admin.php. This affects administrators of websites running this specific version of the faucet script who visit malicious pages while authenticated.
💻 Affected Systems
- Salmen2/Simple-Faucet-Script
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise through arbitrary code execution, potentially leading to data theft, ransomware deployment, or botnet recruitment.
Likely Case
Unauthorized administrative actions, configuration changes, or injection of malicious code into the website affecting all users.
If Mitigated
Failed exploitation attempts logged, with no impact on system integrity.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires the victim to be logged in as admin and visit a malicious page. Public proof-of-concept code is available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not available
Vendor Advisory: Not available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch exists. Consider workarounds or migrating to alternative software.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection tokens to admin.php POST endpoints to validate legitimate requests.
Modify admin.php to generate and validate unique tokens per session
Restrict Admin Access
allLimit admin.php access to specific IP addresses or network segments.
Add .htaccess rules or web server configuration to restrict access
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and require re-authentication for sensitive actions.
- Deploy a web application firewall (WAF) with CSRF protection rules and monitor for suspicious POST requests to admin.php.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if running Simple-Faucet-Script v1.07 and review admin.php for CSRF protection mechanisms.Check Version:
Check script files or documentation for version information, typically in README or configuration files.Verify Fix Applied:
Test admin.php endpoints with CSRF testing tools to confirm token validation is working.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple POST requests to admin.php?p=ads&c=1 from unexpected sources or without referrer headers
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST traffic patterns to admin endpoints from external IPs
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND uri="/admin.php" AND method="POST" AND params="p=ads&c=1" AND NOT referrer="expected_domain"