CVE-2025-25928
Published: 11 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-25928 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, classified under CWE-352, affecting the /admin/users/user.form component in OpenMRS 2.4.3 Build 0ff0ed. Published on 2025-03-11, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H). The issue enables attackers to execute arbitrary operations through crafted requests targeting this endpoint.
A low-privileged authenticated attacker can exploit the vulnerability by tricking a user into performing an action, such as visiting a malicious site that submits a forged request to the /admin/users/user.form endpoint. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to elevate a low-privileged account to an administrative role.
Mitigation details and further technical analysis, including a proof-of-concept, are documented in the referenced GitHub repositories at https://github.com/johnchd/CVEs/blob/main/OpenMRS/CVE-2025-25928%20-%20CSRF%20PrivEsc.md.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
CSRF vuln in web app endpoint enables forged requests for unauthorized privilege escalation to admin role (T1068) via exploitation of public-facing application (T1190).