Overview
We are addressing a critical cybersecurity flaw identified as CVE-2025-53587. This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) discovered within the ApusTheme Findgo. It has the potential to compromise systems and leak sensitive data, posing a serious threat to website owners using affected versions of this theme. The importance of understanding and addressing this vulnerability promptly cannot be overstressed due to its high severity rating and potential for misuse by malicious actors.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-53587
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise or data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
ApusTheme Findgo | n/a through 1.3.57
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of the CSRF vulnerability in ApusTheme Findgo. CSRF attacks occur when a malicious website, email, or program causes a user’s web browser to perform an unwanted action on a trusted site for which the user is authenticated. In this case, the attacker can trick an unsuspecting user into executing unwanted actions on their website. The actions executed will be seen as requests coming from the user, and thereby have the privileges of the user, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example depicts a malicious HTTP POST request:
POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "..." }In this example, the “malicious_payload” represents the commands or actions that the attacker wants to execute on the vulnerable site. When a user unintentionally sends this request, it appears to the site as a legitimate request from the user, hence bypassing any access controls.
Potential Mitigation
The most effective mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor-supplied patch. If this is not immediately possible, a temporary mitigation can be accomplished by using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor, detect, and block malicious CSRF requests. It is also recommended to employ good application development practices to prevent CSRF attacks, such as the use of anti-forgery tokens, and to update regularly to the latest software versions.