CVE-2025-70899 in Online Course Registration
Summary
by MITRE • 01/22/2026
PHPgurukul Online Course Registration v3.1 lacks Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) protection on all administrative forms. An attacker can perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated administrators by tricking them into visiting a malicious webpage.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/22/2026
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-70899 affects PHPgurukul Online Course Registration version 3.1 and represents a critical security flaw in the administrative interface of this web application. This issue stems from the complete absence of Cross-Site Request Forgery protection mechanisms across all administrative forms within the system. The vulnerability allows attackers to execute unauthorized administrative actions by exploiting the trust relationship between the victim administrator and the vulnerable web application.
This flaw constitutes a classic CSRF vulnerability where the application fails to implement proper anti-CSRF tokens or validation mechanisms for administrative operations. When an authenticated administrator visits a malicious webpage containing embedded requests to the vulnerable application, the browser automatically includes any necessary cookies or authentication tokens, enabling the attacker to perform actions such as creating new user accounts, modifying course content, changing system settings, or deleting data without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability exists because the application does not validate the origin of requests or verify that they originate from legitimate administrative interfaces rather than crafted malicious payloads.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe and far-reaching for organizations using this application. An attacker who successfully exploits this CSRF flaw can gain full administrative control over the course registration system, potentially leading to data manipulation, unauthorized user creation, course content modification, or complete system compromise. The vulnerability affects all administrative functions within the application, making it particularly dangerous as it provides attackers with unrestricted access to critical system operations. Organizations may experience data loss, unauthorized access to student information, disruption of educational services, and potential regulatory compliance violations depending on the jurisdiction and data protection requirements.
Security mitigations for this vulnerability should focus on implementing robust CSRF protection mechanisms throughout the administrative interface. The most effective approach involves implementing anti-CSRF tokens that are generated per session and validated on each administrative request, ensuring that requests originate from legitimate administrative pages rather than external malicious sites. Additionally, implementing proper request origin validation and utilizing the SameSite cookie attributes can provide additional layers of protection. Organizations should also consider implementing additional security controls such as rate limiting for administrative operations, enhanced logging of administrative activities, and regular security assessments to identify and remediate similar vulnerabilities. This vulnerability aligns with CWE-352 which specifically addresses Cross-Site Request Forgery, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1566.001 which covers phishing with social engineering. The remediation process should include comprehensive code review to ensure all administrative forms implement proper CSRF protection mechanisms and that security controls are consistently applied across the entire application interface.