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CVE-2025-43840: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in ref CheckBot

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-43840cvecve-2025-43840
Published: Mon May 19 2025 (05/19/2025, 17:07:20 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: ref
Product: CheckBot

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ref CheckBot checkbot allows Stored XSS.This issue affects CheckBot: from n/a through <= 1.05.

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AILast updated: 05/01/2026, 13:46:53 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in ref CheckBot (versions <= 1.05) involves a CSRF flaw that enables attackers to inject stored XSS payloads. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low complexity and no privileges, requiring user interaction. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low to low-medium level but affects the security scope. No vendor patch or advisory is currently available, and the product is not a cloud service.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute stored XSS attacks via CSRF, potentially leading to unauthorized actions performed in the context of an authenticated user. This could result in partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, no known exploits have been reported in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider implementing CSRF protections such as anti-CSRF tokens and input validation to mitigate risk. Monitor vendor communications for updates on patches or official mitigations.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2025-04-17T17:03:58.445Z
Cisa Enriched
true
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 682cd0f81484d88663aeb449

Added to database: 5/20/2025, 6:59:04 PM

Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 1:46:53 PM

Last updated: 5/6/2026, 5:59:30 PM

Views: 56

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