Overview
CVE-2025-13296 details a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified in Tekrom Technology Inc.’s T-Soft E-Commerce platform. This vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially execute unauthorized actions on behalf of a legitimate user without their knowledge or consent. The vulnerability affects T-Soft E-Commerce versions up to and including build 28112025.
Technical Details
CSRF vulnerabilities arise when a web application does not adequately verify that HTTP requests originate from a legitimate user session. An attacker can exploit this by crafting malicious HTML (often embedded in emails or other websites) that, when visited by an authenticated user, silently triggers requests to the vulnerable web application. In the context of T-Soft E-Commerce, this could potentially lead to attackers:
- Changing user account details (e.g., email address, password).
- Modifying product information (e.g., price, description).
- Placing fraudulent orders.
- Altering administrative settings.
The specific vulnerable endpoints and parameters within T-Soft E-Commerce that are susceptible to CSRF are detailed in the official USOM advisory (see references below). Further analysis reveals that the application lacks proper CSRF protection mechanisms, such as anti-CSRF tokens or proper origin validation.
CVSS Analysis
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium). This score reflects the following characteristics:
- CVSS Score: 5.4
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Explanation: This indicates that the attack requires no privileges (PR:N), but user interaction (UI:R) is needed. The attack vector is network-based (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L). The impact is limited to integrity (I:L), meaning an attacker can modify data, but there is no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or availability (A:N).
While the score is medium, the potential impact on e-commerce stores can be significant, particularly considering the potential for financial loss and reputational damage.
Possible Impact
Successful exploitation of this CSRF vulnerability could have several negative consequences for T-Soft E-Commerce store owners and their customers:
- Account Compromise: Attackers could potentially take control of user accounts, including administrator accounts.
- Data Modification: Attackers could alter product details, prices, or inventory levels, leading to incorrect information being displayed to customers.
- Fraudulent Transactions: Attackers could place unauthorized orders or redirect payments to their own accounts.
- Reputational Damage: Exploitation of this vulnerability could erode customer trust and damage the store’s reputation.
- Financial Loss: Fraudulent orders and account takeovers can result in direct financial losses for both the store owner and customers.
Mitigation and Patch Steps
Tekrom Technology Inc. has likely released a patch to address this vulnerability. Store owners using T-Soft E-Commerce should immediately take the following steps:
- Apply the Latest Security Patch: Check for and install the latest security updates or patches provided by Tekrom Technology Inc. This is the most effective way to address the vulnerability.
- Verify Input Validation: Review and strengthen input validation on all forms and endpoints to prevent malicious data from being processed.
- Implement CSRF Protection: Implement robust CSRF protection mechanisms, such as anti-CSRF tokens, on all critical forms and actions. Ensure these tokens are properly validated on the server-side.
- Origin Validation: Implement proper origin validation to ensure that requests are originating from the expected domain.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to detect and block malicious requests.
- User Education: Educate users about the risks of phishing and social engineering attacks, as these can be used to trick users into clicking malicious links.