CVE-2025-29005 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability identified in the Weblizar HR Management Lite plugin, affecting versions up to 3.3. CSRF vulnerabilities allow an attacker to trick an authenticated user into submitting unwanted actions on a web application in which they are currently authenticated. In this case, the HR Management Lite plugin does not adequately verify the origin of requests, enabling attackers to craft malicious requests that, when executed by an authenticated user, can perform unauthorized actions such as modifying user data or settings without the user's consent. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity level. The vector string (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) shows that the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges, but does require user interaction (the victim must visit a malicious site). The impact is limited to integrity, with no confidentiality or availability impact. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, and no patches have been published yet. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-352, which is a common web security weakness related to CSRF attacks.

For European organizations using the Weblizar HR Management Lite plugin, this vulnerability could allow attackers to manipulate HR-related data or settings by exploiting authenticated sessions of legitimate users. Although the impact is limited to data integrity and does not affect confidentiality or availability, unauthorized changes to HR data can lead to operational disruptions, compliance issues, and potential insider threat scenarios. Given that HR systems often contain sensitive employee information and are critical for organizational workflows, even integrity compromises can have significant downstream effects. The requirement for user interaction reduces the risk somewhat, but targeted phishing or social engineering campaigns could facilitate exploitation. Organizations in Europe with strict data protection regulations such as GDPR must be cautious, as unauthorized data manipulation could lead to regulatory scrutiny and penalties.

To mitigate this CSRF vulnerability, European organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Apply any available updates or patches from Weblizar as soon as they are released. Since no patches are currently available, monitor vendor communications closely. 2) Employ web application firewalls (WAFs) with rules designed to detect and block CSRF attack patterns or suspicious cross-origin requests targeting the HR Management Lite plugin endpoints. 3) Enforce strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to limit the ability of malicious sites to execute scripts or send unauthorized requests. 4) Implement additional CSRF tokens or anti-CSRF mechanisms at the application level if customization is possible, ensuring that all state-changing requests require a valid token. 5) Educate users about phishing and social engineering risks to reduce the likelihood of them visiting malicious sites that could trigger CSRF attacks. 6) Restrict access to the HR Management Lite plugin administration interfaces to trusted networks or VPNs to reduce exposure. 7) Regularly audit and monitor logs for unusual or unauthorized changes to HR data to detect potential exploitation early.