CVE-2025-3561: Ghostxbh Uzy-ssm-mall CSRF Vulnerability

CVE-2025-3561 Overview

CVE-2025-3561 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting ghostxbh uzy-ssm-mall version 1.0.0. The flaw resides in an unspecified function of the e-commerce application and allows remote attackers to trigger unauthorized state-changing actions on behalf of authenticated users. Exploitation requires user interaction, typically by luring a logged-in user to visit a malicious page or click a crafted link. The vendor was contacted before public disclosure but did not respond. Public disclosure of the exploit technique has occurred, increasing the likelihood of opportunistic abuse against exposed deployments.

Critical Impact
Attackers can force authenticated users of uzy-ssm-mall 1.0.0 to submit unintended requests, resulting in unauthorized modifications to application state through the victim's browser session.

Affected Products

ghostxbh uzy-ssm-mall 1.0.0
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:ghostxbh:uzy-ssm-mall:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Deployments exposing the application to browser-based user sessions

Discovery Timeline

2025-04-14 - CVE-2025-3561 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-3561

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is classified under [CWE-352] Cross-Site Request Forgery. The application does not verify that state-changing HTTP requests originate from a legitimate, user-initiated action within the uzy-ssm-mall interface. As a result, an attacker-controlled origin can submit forged requests that the victim's browser will automatically authenticate using existing session cookies.

CSRF flaws typically stem from missing anti-CSRF tokens, absent SameSite cookie attributes, or a lack of origin and referer validation on sensitive endpoints. The public disclosure of exploitation details raises the operational risk for any unpatched instance accessible to authenticated users.

Root Cause

The root cause is the absence of a robust request authenticity check on protected functions within uzy-ssm-mall 1.0.0. Without synchronizer tokens or double-submit cookies, the server cannot distinguish between requests initiated by the legitimate application UI and those triggered by an external, attacker-controlled page.

Attack Vector

The attack vector is network-based and requires user interaction. An attacker crafts a malicious page containing an auto-submitting form, an image tag, or JavaScript that issues a request to a sensitive uzy-ssm-mall endpoint. If a targeted user with an active session visits the page, the browser attaches session cookies and the server processes the forged request as legitimate. No verified public proof-of-concept code is available; refer to the VulDB entry #304602 and the Shikangsi Wiki writeup for disclosure details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-3561

Indicators of Compromise

HTTP requests to uzy-ssm-mall endpoints containing a Referer or Origin header pointing to an untrusted external domain.
Sudden spikes in state-changing POST requests from users who did not actively navigate the application UI.
Application audit logs showing account or order modifications immediately after a user clicked an external link or opened HTML email content.

Detection Strategies

Inspect web server and application logs for cross-origin POST requests that succeed without a valid anti-CSRF token parameter.
Correlate user session activity with browser navigation patterns to identify requests issued without a preceding legitimate page load.
Deploy a web application firewall rule that flags requests to sensitive uzy-ssm-mall paths lacking expected token headers.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable verbose logging on authentication, profile, cart, and administrative endpoints to capture header and referer data.
Alert on repeated 200-response state changes originating from unfamiliar Referer domains.
Track user complaints regarding unauthorized changes as an early behavioral signal of active CSRF abuse.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-3561

Immediate Actions Required

Restrict access to uzy-ssm-mall 1.0.0 behind authenticated network segments or VPN until a patched version is available.
Configure session cookies with SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax and the Secure flag to reduce cross-origin exposure.
Instruct users to log out of uzy-ssm-mall sessions before browsing untrusted content.

Patch Information

No official vendor patch is available. The vendor did not respond to disclosure attempts, and no fixed release has been published. Organizations should evaluate whether continued use of uzy-ssm-mall 1.0.0 is acceptable given the unresolved CSRF exposure documented at VulDB CTI #304602.

Workarounds

Place the application behind a reverse proxy or web application firewall that enforces Origin and Referer header validation on state-changing requests.
Implement a compensating anti-CSRF token layer via a proxy or middleware if source code modification is feasible.
Disable or restrict sensitive functions such as administrative actions to trusted IP ranges only.

bash

# Example nginx configuration enforcing Origin validation on state-changing requests
location /uzy-ssm-mall/ {
    if ($request_method = POST) {
        set $csrf_ok 0;
        if ($http_origin = "https://mall.example.com") { set $csrf_ok 1; }
        if ($csrf_ok = 0) { return 403; }
    }
    proxy_pass http://backend_uzy_ssm_mall;
}