CVE-2026-25812
📋 TL;DR
PlaciPy placement management system lacks CSRF protection while allowing credentialed CORS requests, enabling attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. Educational institutions using PlaciPy version 1.0.0 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- PlaciPy
📦 What is this software?
Placipy by Prasklatechnology
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could manipulate student placements, modify institutional data, or perform administrative actions as authenticated users, potentially disrupting educational operations.
Likely Case
Attackers trick authenticated users into submitting malicious requests that modify placement data or user accounts without their knowledge.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF tokens and CORS restrictions, only legitimate requests from authorized origins would be processed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires tricking authenticated users into visiting malicious sites while logged into PlaciPy.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check GitHub advisory for latest patched version
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/Praskla-Technology/assessment-placipy/security/advisories/GHSA-99xx-fc63-wc39
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review GitHub advisory for patched version
2. Update PlaciPy to latest version
3. Restart application services
4. Verify CSRF protection is enabled
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Middleware
allAdd CSRF token validation to all state-changing endpoints
# Add CSRF protection in your PlaciPy middleware configuration
# Example for Python frameworks: implement csrf_protect decorators
Restrict CORS Origins
allLimit CORS to trusted domains only instead of allowing credentialed requests broadly
# Configure CORS to allow only specific origins
CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS = ['https://your-trusted-domain.com']
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to detect and block CSRF patterns
- Use SameSite cookie attributes and additional authentication for sensitive actions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if PlaciPy version is 1.0.0 and verify absence of CSRF tokens in forms/API requestsCheck Version:
Check PlaciPy configuration files or package.json for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Test that state-changing requests require valid CSRF tokens and fail without them📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed state-changing requests from same IP without CSRF tokens
- Unusual placement modifications from unexpected user agents
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to PlaciPy endpoints with credentials
- Requests missing Referer headers or CSRF tokens
SIEM Query:
source="placipy" AND (action="modify" OR action="create" OR action="delete") AND csrf_token="null"