PatchSiren cyber security CVE debrief
CVE-2018-25343 Behance CVE debrief
CVE-2018-25343 documents a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Smartshop 1, an e-commerce website template. The vulnerability resides in the editprofile.php endpoint, which fails to implement anti-CSRF tokens or origin validation. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML form containing hidden fields for email and password parameters; when an authenticated administrator visits the attacker's page, the form submits automatically to the vulnerable endpoint, modifying the admin's profile without their consent. The CVSS 4.0 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability was published to CVE on 2026-05-23 and last modified on 2026-05-26. The source references include the original project archive, a Behance gallery showcasing the template, an Exploit-DB entry, and a VulnCheck advisory. The vendor attribution is marked as low confidence and requires review, with Behance identified as a reference domain candidate.
- Vendor
- Behance
- Product
- Smartshop
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-05-23
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-05-26
- Advisory published
- 2026-05-23
- Advisory updated
- 2026-05-26
Who should care
Organizations running Smartshop 1 e-commerce templates; web application developers responsible for authentication and session management; security teams monitoring for CSRF vulnerabilities in legacy PHP applications
Technical summary
The vulnerability exists in Smartshop 1's editprofile.php endpoint, which processes profile updates without verifying that the request was intentionally initiated by the authenticated user. The endpoint accepts email and password parameters via HTTP POST requests. Because no synchronizer tokens, double-submit cookies, or other CSRF protections are implemented, an attacker can construct a malicious web page with an auto-submitting HTML form targeting this endpoint. When an authenticated administrator visits the attacker's page, their browser automatically includes session cookies with the request, causing the server to process the unauthorized profile modification. The attack requires the victim to have an active authenticated session and to visit the attacker's controlled page, but does not require the attacker to know the victim's credentials or intercept network traffic.
Defensive priority
medium
Recommended defensive actions
- Implement anti-CSRF tokens in all state-changing requests, particularly for the editprofile.php endpoint
- Validate the Origin and Referer headers to ensure requests originate from trusted sources
- Apply SameSite cookie attributes to session cookies to mitigate cross-site request risks
- Review and update authentication flows to require re-authentication for sensitive profile changes
- Consider removing or disabling the editprofile.php functionality if not required for operations
- Monitor for unauthorized profile modifications in application logs
Evidence notes
Primary source is NVD modified feed with trust class 'official_vulnerability_database'. CVSS 4.0 vector provided. Weakness classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery). Vendor attribution flagged as low confidence with 'needsReview' status.
Official resources
2026-05-23T19:16:54.200Z