CVE-2025-22963 in Teedy
Summary
by MITRE • 01/13/2025
Teedy through 1.11 allows CSRF for account takeover via POST /api/user/admin.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/08/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-22963 affects Teedy versions through 1.11 and represents a critical cross-site request forgery weakness that enables unauthorized account takeover. This vulnerability specifically resides within the application's administrative user management functionality, where a malicious actor can exploit the lack of proper CSRF protection mechanisms to execute unauthorized administrative actions. The affected endpoint POST /api/user/admin serves as the attack vector for this particular vulnerability, allowing remote attackers to manipulate user accounts without proper authentication or authorization.
The technical flaw stems from the application's failure to implement adequate CSRF token validation for administrative user operations. When a legitimate user accesses the administrative interface, the system should validate that the request originates from an authenticated and authorized source through the use of anti-CSRF tokens. However, in this case, the application accepts requests to the POST /api/user/admin endpoint without proper verification of the request source, making it susceptible to exploitation through CSRF attacks. This weakness allows attackers to craft malicious requests that appear to originate from legitimate administrative users, thereby bypassing the normal authentication and authorization controls.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe as it directly enables unauthorized account takeover scenarios. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can assume administrative privileges within the Teedy application, gaining full control over user accounts, system configurations, and potentially sensitive data. The consequences extend beyond simple privilege escalation to include potential data breaches, unauthorized modifications to system settings, and complete compromise of the application's user management functionality. This vulnerability particularly affects organizations that rely on Teedy for document management and collaboration, as administrative access could lead to unauthorized access to confidential information.
Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including the enforcement of anti-CSRF tokens for all administrative endpoints, particularly the POST /api/user/admin endpoint. The implementation should follow established security practices such as those outlined in the CWE-352 category for Cross-Site Request Forgery, ensuring that each administrative request includes a unique, unpredictable token that is validated server-side before processing. Additionally, organizations should consider implementing additional security controls including request origin validation, proper session management, and regular security assessments. The mitigation strategy should align with ATT&CK framework techniques related to privilege escalation and credential access, ensuring comprehensive protection against similar vulnerabilities. Organizations should also review their application's overall security posture to identify and remediate any other endpoints that may be susceptible to similar CSRF attacks, particularly those involving administrative functions and user management operations.