CVE-2026-42543: CWE-650: Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side in dfir-iris iris-web
IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 are vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery attack, because they use the HTTP method `GET` to change state on the server. Version 2.4.28 contains a patch.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The dfir-iris iris-web platform versions before 2.4.28 are vulnerable to a CSRF attack because they improperly use the HTTP GET method to perform state changes on the server side. This violates safe HTTP method usage principles and can allow an attacker to trick a user into executing unwanted actions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-650 (Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side). Version 2.4.28 includes a patch that corrects this behavior.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a user to unknowingly perform state-changing actions on the iris-web platform by leveraging the unsafe use of the GET method. The impact is limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact, as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:N/I:L/A:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to dfir-iris iris-web version 2.4.28 or later, which contains the patch addressing this vulnerability. No other official remediation or temporary fix information is provided. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the version note, so verify with the vendor advisory for current guidance.
CVE-2026-42543: CWE-650: Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side in dfir-iris iris-web
Description
IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 are vulnerable to a cross-site request forgery attack, because they use the HTTP method `GET` to change state on the server. Version 2.4.28 contains a patch.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The dfir-iris iris-web platform versions before 2.4.28 are vulnerable to a CSRF attack because they improperly use the HTTP GET method to perform state changes on the server side. This violates safe HTTP method usage principles and can allow an attacker to trick a user into executing unwanted actions. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-650 (Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side). Version 2.4.28 includes a patch that corrects this behavior.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a user to unknowingly perform state-changing actions on the iris-web platform by leveraging the unsafe use of the GET method. The impact is limited to integrity loss without confidentiality or availability impact, as indicated by the CVSS vector (C:N/I:L/A:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade to dfir-iris iris-web version 2.4.28 or later, which contains the patch addressing this vulnerability. No other official remediation or temporary fix information is provided. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed beyond the version note, so verify with the vendor advisory for current guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- GitHub_M
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T16:56:50.190Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a21ef3ae29bf47b50d43b42
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 21:33:46 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 09:53:18 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 54
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