CVE-2025-50369 identifies a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Manage Card functionality of the PHPGurukul Medical Card Generation System version 1.0. Specifically, the vulnerable endpoint is located at /mcgs/admin/manage-card.php. This endpoint allows an authorized administrator to delete medical card records by issuing a simple HTTP GET request. The core issue is that the system does not verify the origin of the request, meaning it lacks proper anti-CSRF tokens or other mechanisms to confirm that the request was intentionally made by the admin through the legitimate interface. Consequently, an attacker could craft a malicious web page or email containing a link or script that triggers this GET request. If an authenticated admin visits this malicious content, the request would be executed with their privileges, leading to unauthorized deletion of medical card records. This vulnerability exploits the trust relationship between the admin's browser and the medical card system, leveraging the admin's authenticated session to perform destructive actions without their consent. The absence of authentication bypass or privilege escalation means the attacker must rely on social engineering to get an admin to interact with the malicious content. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild, and no patches or CVSS score have been published yet. However, the impact on data integrity and availability within the medical card system could be significant if exploited.

For European organizations using the PHPGurukul Medical Card Generation System 1.0, this vulnerability poses a risk primarily to the integrity and availability of sensitive medical card records. Unauthorized deletion of medical card data could disrupt healthcare services, delay patient treatment, and cause administrative burdens due to data loss and recovery efforts. Given the sensitive nature of medical records, such data loss could also lead to regulatory non-compliance with GDPR, resulting in legal and financial penalties. The attack requires an authenticated admin to be tricked into visiting a malicious site or clicking a crafted link, so the risk is somewhat mitigated by the need for social engineering. However, once exploited, the attacker can cause significant operational disruption without needing direct system access or sophisticated tools. The confidentiality of data is less impacted since the vulnerability does not expose data but deletes it. The lack of authentication bypass means the threat is limited to insiders or admins with legitimate access, but the potential damage to data integrity and system availability remains high.

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should implement anti-CSRF protections immediately. This includes adding CSRF tokens to all state-changing requests, especially those that delete or modify records, and validating the token on the server side. Changing the HTTP method for deletion operations from GET to POST or DELETE is recommended to align with RESTful best practices and reduce the risk of CSRF via simple link clicks. Additionally, implementing the SameSite cookie attribute can help prevent cookies from being sent with cross-origin requests. Admin interfaces should also enforce strict Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to reduce the risk of malicious script execution. User awareness training for administrators about the risks of clicking unknown links or visiting untrusted websites is critical to reduce social engineering success. Regular backups of medical card data should be maintained to enable recovery in case of data deletion. Finally, organizations should monitor admin activity logs for unusual deletion patterns and apply timely patches once available from the vendor.