CVE-2026-1153
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in technical-laohu mpay versions up to 1.2.4. Attackers can trick authenticated users into performing unintended actions by crafting malicious requests. This affects all users of vulnerable mpay installations.
💻 Affected Systems
- technical-laohu mpay
📦 What is this software?
Mpay by Technical Laohu
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could perform unauthorized transactions, modify user settings, or execute administrative functions on behalf of authenticated users, potentially leading to financial loss or data compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers will likely target users to perform unauthorized actions like changing passwords, making small transactions, or modifying account settings.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections and user awareness, impact is limited to unsuccessful attack attempts with no data compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (clicking malicious link) but is technically simple once the malicious request is crafted.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: None available
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider upgrading to a newer version if available, or implement CSRF protection mechanisms manually.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF tokens to all state-changing forms and validate them server-side
SameSite Cookie Attribute
allSet SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax attributes on session cookies
Set-Cookie: session=value; SameSite=Strict; Secure; HttpOnly
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block CSRF patterns
- Educate users about phishing risks and safe browsing practices
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if mpay version is 1.2.4 or earlier and lacks CSRF protection on formsCheck Version:
Check application configuration files or documentation for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test forms with and without CSRF tokens to ensure they're properly validated📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed state-changing requests from same IP
- Requests missing expected CSRF tokens
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to sensitive endpoints from unexpected referrers
SIEM Query:
source_ip=* AND (http_method=POST AND (uri_path CONTAINS '/admin/' OR uri_path CONTAINS '/transaction/') AND referrer NOT CONTAINS 'yourdomain.com')