Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1 middleware.py session_start_response cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function session_start_response of the file src/mist/api/auth/middleware.py. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-5410. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function session_start_response of the file src/mist/api/auth/middleware.py. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was published by Alex Perrakis, Efstratios Chatzoglou and Georgios Kambourakis. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-5410. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Community Edition 4.7.2
Patch: db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Alex Perrakis, Efstratios Chatzoglou, Georgios Kambourakis
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5410 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5410
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310750
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/31/2025 18:56
Updated: 11/25/2025 17:31
Changes: 05/31/2025 18:56 (61), 06/02/2025 01:24 (30), 11/25/2025 17:31 (11)
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Submitter: alexperrakis
Cache ID: 216::103

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Accepted

  • Submit #583532: Mist.io Mist Community Edition (CE) 4.7.1 Cross-Site Request Forgery (by alexperrakis)

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