CVE-2025-31689 in General Data Protection Regulation
Summary
by MITRE • 04/01/2025
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Drupal General Data Protection Regulation allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects General Data Protection Regulation: from 0.0.0 before 3.0.1, from 3.1.0 before 3.1.2.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/02/2025
The Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-31689 resides within the Drupal General Data Protection Regulation module, representing a critical security flaw that undermines the integrity of user sessions and authorization mechanisms. This vulnerability specifically targets the module's handling of sensitive data processing operations, creating opportunities for malicious actors to exploit user trust and execute unauthorized actions. The affected versions span from 0.0.0 through 3.0.0 and from 3.1.0 through 3.1.1, indicating a broad impact across multiple release streams of the GDPR module.
The technical implementation flaw stems from insufficient validation of request origins and lack of proper anti-CSRF token mechanisms within the module's administrative interfaces. When users navigate to the GDPR module's data processing functions, the system fails to adequately verify that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same domain. This absence of proper origin validation creates a pathway for attackers to craft malicious requests that appear to come from authenticated users, thereby bypassing the module's access controls. The vulnerability manifests when users perform actions such as data export, user consent management, or privacy policy updates through the module's web forms.
Operationally, this CSRF vulnerability presents significant risks to organizations utilizing Drupal's GDPR compliance features. Attackers could exploit this weakness to perform unauthorized data processing operations, potentially leading to data breaches, privacy violations, and regulatory non-compliance. The impact extends beyond simple data exposure, as malicious actors might manipulate user consent records, alter privacy settings, or trigger automated data deletion processes. Organizations relying on the module for compliance documentation could face severe consequences including regulatory penalties, legal liability, and reputational damage. The vulnerability particularly threatens environments where the GDPR module handles sensitive personal data, making it attractive to threat actors seeking to exploit regulatory compliance frameworks.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate patching of affected versions to the latest stable releases that contain proper CSRF protection mechanisms. Organizations must ensure that all instances of the GDPR module are updated to versions 3.0.1 or 3.1.2, as these releases incorporate robust anti-CSRF token validation and proper request origin verification. Additionally, network-level protections including web application firewalls and proper session management configurations should be implemented to provide defense-in-depth. Security teams should conduct thorough audits of all module configurations and user access controls to identify potential exploitation vectors. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery weaknesses, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1566.002 for credential access through web application attacks, emphasizing the need for comprehensive security remediation across both application and infrastructure layers.