{"id":64295,"date":"2025-08-24T20:17:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T20:17:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T10:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T16:43:05","slug":"cve-2025-52797-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-josepsitjar-storymap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52797-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-josepsitjar-storymap\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-52797: Critical Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability in josepsitjar StoryMap<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is consistently evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered frequently. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52797, poses a significant threat to the security of a popular content management tool, josepsitjar StoryMap. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50240-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-nbcio-boot-v1-0-3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71937\">SQL Injection<\/a>, potentially compromising systems and leading to data leakage.<br \/>\nThe severity of the threat is underlined by a CVSS Severity Score of 8.2, indicating its high-risk nature. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73480\">vulnerability affects all StoryMap versions<\/a> up to and including 2.1. It is of utmost importance for users and administrators of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20253-critical-vulnerability-in-ikev2-feature-of-cisco-software-could-lead-to-denial-of-service-dos-attack\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76179\">software to understand the risks associated with this vulnerability<\/a> and the steps that can be taken to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-52797<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.2 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72599\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-362786615\" 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>josepsitjar StoryMap | n\/a through 2.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This CSRF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52914-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-mitel-micollab-suite-applications-services\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75682\">vulnerability leverages the trust that a web application<\/a> has in a user&#8217;s browser, and tricks the user into making a malicious request. It does this by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90766\">exploiting the application&#8217;s trust in the user&#8217;s<\/a> identity and by masking the true nature of the request.<br \/>\nOnce the CSRF exploit is successful, it can pave the way for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26186-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-opensis-v-9-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71981\">SQL Injection<\/a> attack. By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36014-ibm-integration-bus-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72273\">injecting malicious SQL code<\/a> into the web application, an attacker can manipulate the database, possibly leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of data, or even deletion of data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3225850043\" 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 vulnerability might be exploited. This example uses an HTTP POST request to a vulnerable endpoint, sending a malicious payload that could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51535-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-austrian-archaeological-institute-s-openatlas\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73976\">SQL Injection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;&#039; OR &#039;1&#039;=&#039;1&#039;; DROP TABLE users; --&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This payload could potentially delete the &#8216;users&#8217; table from the database, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27055-memory-corruption-leads-to-potential-system-compromise-during-image-encoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74311\">leading to a significant data loss and system compromise<\/a>. While this is a simplified example, it underscores the potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53546-high-severity-vulnerability-in-folo-s-github-workflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73395\">severity of the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is strongly recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-26383-critical-vulnerability-in-amd-tee-puts-system-integrity-and-data-availability-in-jeopardy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88031\">available to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. In the interim, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Regular updates and adherence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/introducing-the-ameeba-cybersecurity-group-chat\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88506\">cybersecurity<\/a> best practices are also recommended to protect against such vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is consistently evolving, with new vulnerabilities being discovered frequently. One such vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-52797, poses a significant threat to the security of a popular content management tool, josepsitjar StoryMap. This Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to SQL Injection, potentially compromising systems and leading to data leakage. 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