CVE-2018-25127 in Access Control System
Summary
by MITRE • 12/24/2025
SOCA Access Control System 180612 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions without proper request validation. Attackers can craft malicious web pages that submit forged requests to create admin accounts by tricking logged-in users into visiting a malicious site.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 12/25/2025
The CVE-2018-25127 vulnerability resides within the SOCA Access Control System version 180612, representing a critical cross-site request forgery flaw that fundamentally compromises the system's administrative security controls. This vulnerability operates by exploiting the absence of proper request validation mechanisms within the application's administrative interface, allowing unauthorized actors to manipulate the system through carefully crafted web requests that appear legitimate to authenticated users. The flaw specifically targets the account creation functionality, enabling attackers to establish administrative privileges without proper authentication or authorization checks.
The technical implementation of this CSRF vulnerability stems from the system's failure to implement anti-forgery tokens or other validation mechanisms that would verify the authenticity of requests originating from the legitimate administrative interface. When a logged-in user visits a malicious website containing embedded CSRF attack vectors, the attacker's web page can automatically submit requests to the vulnerable SOCA system, leveraging the user's existing authentication session. This attack vector directly violates the principle of least privilege and demonstrates a critical failure in the application's security architecture, as it allows arbitrary request manipulation through simple HTML form submissions or javascript requests that exploit the trust relationship between the user's browser and the target application.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends far beyond simple account creation, as it provides attackers with complete administrative control over the access control system. Once an attacker successfully creates an administrative account through this CSRF attack, they gain unrestricted access to all system functionalities including user management, access policy configuration, system monitoring, and potentially sensitive data exposure. This vulnerability essentially provides a backdoor for attackers to establish persistent access to the security infrastructure, undermining the entire purpose of the access control system. The attack requires minimal technical expertise to execute, making it particularly dangerous as it can be deployed through simple web-based attack vectors that do not require advanced penetration testing skills or deep system knowledge.
Security professionals should recognize this vulnerability as a classic example of CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery weaknesses in web applications. The flaw aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078.004, which covers valid accounts obtained through exploitation of remote services, as the compromised administrative account provides attackers with legitimate access to the system. Organizations should implement comprehensive CSRF protection measures including the deployment of anti-forgery tokens, proper request origin validation, and session management controls to prevent such attacks. The vulnerability also demonstrates the importance of input validation and request integrity checks as outlined in the OWASP Top Ten security principles, specifically addressing the need for proper authentication and authorization mechanisms that prevent unauthorized privilege escalation attacks. Mitigation strategies should include immediate patching of the affected SOCA system, implementation of web application firewalls, and comprehensive security testing to identify similar vulnerabilities in other administrative interfaces.