CVE-2025-0610: Akınsoft QR Menü CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2025-0610 Overview

CVE-2025-0610 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting Akınsoft QR Menü, a digital menu system commonly deployed in hospitality environments. This vulnerability allows attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users without their knowledge or consent by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.

The vulnerability exists in QR Menü versions from s1.05.06 before v1.05.12. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to perform state-changing operations against authenticated administrative users, potentially compromising menu configurations, user accounts, or system settings.

Critical Impact

Attackers can force authenticated users to execute unwanted actions including administrative operations, potentially leading to unauthorized data modification, account compromise, or service disruption in restaurant and hospitality management systems.

Affected Products

• Akınsoft QR Menü versions from s1.05.06 before v1.05.12

Discovery Timeline

• 2025-09-01 - CVE-2025-0610 published to NVD
• 2026-04-15 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-0610

Vulnerability Analysis

This Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability stems from the application's failure to properly validate the origin of HTTP requests. When a user is authenticated to the QR Menü application, their browser maintains an active session with valid authentication cookies. The vulnerability allows an attacker to craft malicious requests that exploit this authenticated session state.

The attack can be executed remotely over the network without requiring any authentication from the attacker. The exploitation does not require user interaction beyond visiting a malicious page while authenticated, making this a particularly dangerous vulnerability for administrative users who may inadvertently browse compromised websites while logged into the QR Menü system.

The vulnerability is classified under CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery), indicating that the application does not include sufficient anti-CSRF tokens or other request validation mechanisms to distinguish legitimate user-initiated requests from forged cross-origin requests.

Root Cause

The root cause of CVE-2025-0610 is the absence or improper implementation of anti-CSRF protection mechanisms in the Akınsoft QR Menü application. Specifically, the application fails to:

• Implement synchronizer token patterns (CSRF tokens) for state-changing requests
• Validate the Origin or Referer headers to verify request sources
• Require re-authentication for sensitive operations
• Implement SameSite cookie attributes to prevent cross-origin cookie transmission

Without these protections, the application cannot distinguish between legitimate requests initiated by the user and forged requests crafted by an attacker.

Attack Vector

The attack vector for this vulnerability involves an attacker creating a malicious webpage containing hidden forms or JavaScript that automatically submits requests to the vulnerable QR Menü application. When an authenticated administrator or user visits the attacker's page, their browser automatically includes authentication cookies with the forged request, causing the QR Menü application to process the request as legitimate.

Typical attack scenarios include:

1. Embedded Hidden Forms: Malicious HTML forms that auto-submit on page load
2. Image Tags: Using <img> tags with source URLs pointing to vulnerable endpoints
3. JavaScript-Based Attacks: AJAX requests that exploit cross-origin policies

The attack requires that the victim be authenticated to the QR Menü application at the time they visit the malicious content. Given the network attack vector, attackers can host malicious content anywhere on the internet and distribute links through phishing emails, social media, or compromised websites.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-0610

Indicators of Compromise

• Unexpected administrative changes to menu configurations or user accounts without corresponding legitimate user sessions
• Server logs showing state-changing requests with unusual or missing Referer headers
• Multiple rapid requests from the same authenticated session originating from different client IP addresses
• Administrative actions occurring during non-business hours or from unexpected geographic locations

Detection Strategies

• Monitor web application logs for requests lacking CSRF tokens or containing invalid tokens
• Implement anomaly detection for administrative actions that deviate from normal user behavior patterns
• Alert on requests where the Origin or Referer header does not match expected application domains
• Track and correlate authentication session activity across multiple endpoints

Monitoring Recommendations

• Enable comprehensive HTTP request logging including headers for forensic analysis
• Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect common CSRF attack patterns
• Configure real-time alerting for suspicious administrative activities
• Implement session monitoring to detect concurrent usage from geographically disparate locations

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-0610

Immediate Actions Required

• Upgrade Akınsoft QR Menü to version v1.05.12 or later immediately
• Review audit logs for any suspicious administrative activities that may indicate prior exploitation
• Implement network-level access controls to limit administrative interface exposure
• Consider implementing additional authentication requirements for sensitive operations until patching is complete

Patch Information

Akınsoft has addressed this vulnerability in QR Menü version v1.05.12. Organizations should upgrade from any version between s1.05.06 and v1.05.12 to the patched release. For additional information regarding this vulnerability, refer to the USOM Security Advisory TR-25-0202.

Workarounds

• Restrict access to the QR Menü administrative interface to trusted IP addresses or VPN connections only
• Implement strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers at the web server level to reduce cross-origin attack surface
• Educate administrative users about the risks of browsing untrusted websites while authenticated to management systems
• Deploy a reverse proxy or WAF with CSRF protection capabilities as an additional defensive layer