CVE-2025-48740 in TheHive
Summary
by MITRE • 05/23/2025
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in StrangeBee TheHive 5.2.0 before 5.2.16, 5.3.0 before 5.3.11, 5.4.0 before 5.4.10, and 5.5.0 before 5.5.1 allows a remote attacker to trigger requests on their victim's behalf, if the attacker lures a privileged user, authenticated with basic authentication.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/24/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-48740 represents a critical Cross-Site Request Forgery flaw within the StrangeBee TheHive platform across multiple version ranges. This CSRF vulnerability exists in versions 5.2.0 through 5.2.15, 5.3.0 through 5.3.10, 5.4.0 through 5.4.9, and 5.5.0 through 5.5.0, specifically affecting systems that utilize basic authentication for user access. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of request origins and lack of proper anti-CSRF token implementation within the application's authentication flow.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability allows a remote attacker to craft malicious requests that will be executed by authenticated users without their knowledge or consent. When a privileged user accesses a malicious website or clicks on a crafted link while maintaining their authenticated session with TheHive, the application processes the forged requests as if they originated from the legitimate user. This occurs because the application fails to verify that requests come from the expected source domain, relying instead on basic authentication credentials that persist in the browser session. The vulnerability is particularly dangerous because it leverages the trust relationship between the application and authenticated users who have elevated privileges.
The operational impact of this CSRF vulnerability is severe, especially given that it affects privileged users who can perform critical administrative functions within TheHive. An attacker could potentially execute actions such as creating new user accounts, modifying existing user permissions, accessing sensitive case data, or even deleting critical information. The vulnerability is particularly concerning because it can be exploited without requiring any special privileges or credentials from the attacker beyond the ability to lure a user into clicking a malicious link. The basic authentication mechanism provides insufficient protection against this type of attack since the authentication state persists in the browser session regardless of the request source.
Security mitigations for this vulnerability should focus on implementing robust anti-CSRF protection mechanisms throughout the application. Organizations should upgrade to TheHive versions 5.2.16, 5.3.11, 5.4.10, and 5.5.1 or later, which contain the necessary patches to address this flaw. The implementation should include the generation and validation of unique anti-CSRF tokens for each user session, proper origin validation of requests, and the enforcement of SameSite cookie attributes where applicable. Additionally, administrators should consider implementing additional security controls such as multi-factor authentication for privileged accounts and monitoring for suspicious activities that might indicate CSRF attack attempts. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-352, which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery flaws, and could be categorized under ATT&CK technique T1566 for social engineering approaches used to deliver the malicious payloads that exploit this weakness. Organizations should also review their application's authentication flow to ensure that basic authentication is not the sole mechanism protecting sensitive operations, as this vulnerability demonstrates the inherent risks of relying solely on session-based authentication for privileged functions.