{"id":44906,"date":"2025-05-27T09:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T09:53:21","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-07T23:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T05:17:44","slug":"cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48340: Critical CSRF Vulnerability in Danny Vink User Profile Meta Manager Allows Privilege Escalation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent cybersecurity event, a significant vulnerability was discovered within the User Profile Meta Manager software developed by Danny Vink. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows for potential privilege escalation, posing a serious threat to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data and systems where the software is implemented. Given the widespread use of User Profile Meta Manager in various online platforms, this vulnerability can have far-reaching effects, enabling unauthorized individuals to gain control over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4759-incorrect-behavior-order-in-lockfile-lint-api-package-potentially-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51213\">systems and potentially<\/a> compromise sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48340<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-22190-critical-gitpython-vulnerability-exposes-windows-systems-to-potential-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51337\">Potential system<\/a> compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2828672151\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Danny Vink <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61490\">User Profile Meta Manager<\/a> | n\/a &#8211; 1.02<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CSRF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41075-high-risk-type-confusion-vulnerability-allowing-arbitrary-code-execution-with-kernel-privileges\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51555\">vulnerability in User Profile Meta Manager allows<\/a> malicious actors to trick victims into performing actions without their consent. This is achieved by including a link or script in a page that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36535-unrestricted-remote-access-due-to-lack-of-web-server-authentication-and-access-controls\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52784\">accesses a site to which the user is authenticated<\/a>. Once the user interacts with the malicious content, the attacker can forge a request to perform privileged tasks on behalf of the authenticated user, leading to unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32310-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-thememove-quickcal-due-to-csrf\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"50467\">privilege escalation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-55869077\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46458-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-leading-to-sql-injection-in-occupancyplan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55426\">CSRF vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/user_profile\/update HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\ncsrf_token=12345&amp;user_id=1&amp;admin_privileges=true<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious actor manipulates the &#8216;admin_privileges&#8217; parameter to &#8216;true&#8217; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4827-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51214\">POST request<\/a>. If this request is processed by the server without proper validation and CSRF protection, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48187-ragflow-account-takeover-due-to-brute-force-attack-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51212\">attacker could elevate the privileges of a standard user account<\/a> to that of an admin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Countermeasures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, the recommended course of action is to apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these should not replace the need for patching the software as soon as possible, as they serve as additional layers of security and not a standalone solution. Up-to-date security practices such as input validation, CSRF tokens, and appropriate user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30475-critical-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-dell-powerscale-insightiq\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51385\">privilege settings should also be implemented to prevent future vulnerabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In a recent cybersecurity event, a significant vulnerability was discovered within the User Profile Meta Manager software developed by Danny Vink. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability allows for potential privilege escalation, posing a serious threat to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data and systems where the software is implemented. 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