CVE-2025-58010 in SV Proven Expert Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 09/22/2025
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in straightvisions GmbH SV Proven Expert allows Cross Site Request Forgery. This issue affects SV Proven Expert: from n/a through 2.0.06.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 09/22/2025
This cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the SV Proven Expert product from straightvisions GmbH represents a critical security flaw that enables attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated users. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of request origins and lack of proper anti-CSRF token implementation within the application's web interface. Attackers can craft malicious requests that exploit the trust relationship between the victim's browser and the vulnerable application, potentially leading to unauthorized modifications, data manipulation, or privilege escalation within the system. The affected version range spans from an unknown initial state through version 2.0.06, indicating this weakness has persisted across multiple releases and represents a long-standing security gap.
The technical nature of this CSRF vulnerability stems from the application's failure to implement robust anti-CSRF mechanisms that would validate the authenticity of incoming requests. According to CWE-352, this vulnerability maps directly to Cross-Site Request Forgery, where the application does not properly verify that requests originate from legitimate sources within the same session context. The flaw allows attackers to leverage the victim's authenticated session to execute unintended operations without their knowledge or consent. This type of vulnerability typically occurs when applications fail to implement proper request validation, including checking for anti-CSRF tokens, validating the referer header, or implementing same-site cookies for request origin verification.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data theft or modification, as it can enable attackers to compromise the integrity and availability of the entire system. An attacker could potentially exploit this weakness to delete user accounts, modify critical system configurations, or perform administrative functions within the SV Proven Expert environment. The vulnerability's persistence across multiple versions suggests that the underlying architectural flaw has not been properly addressed through development cycles, creating a sustained risk for all users within the affected version range. This type of persistent vulnerability often indicates inadequate security testing during development phases and insufficient security controls in the application's authentication and authorization mechanisms.
Organizations using affected versions of SV Proven Expert should immediately implement mitigations including the deployment of anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations, proper validation of request origins, and implementation of same-site cookie attributes. The mitigation strategy should also include comprehensive security testing of all web interfaces and regular security audits to identify similar vulnerabilities. According to ATT&CK framework, this vulnerability falls under T1531 - Account Access Removal and T1078 - Valid Accounts, as it can enable unauthorized access and manipulation of user accounts. Organizations should also consider implementing web application firewalls to detect and block suspicious cross-site requests, while ensuring proper session management and authentication controls are in place to prevent exploitation of this CSRF weakness.