CSRF in Espocrm
CVE-2025-59428
EspoCRM is an open source customer relationship management application. In versions before 9.1.9, a vulnerability allows arbitrary user creation, including administrative accounts, through a combination of stored SVG injection and lack of CSRF protection. An attacker with Knowledge Base edit permissions can embed a malicious SVG element containing a link in the body field of an article. When an authenticated user clicks the malicious link, they are redirected to an attacker-controlled HTML page that executes a CSRF request against the api/v1/User endpoint. If the victim is prompted for and enters their credentials, an attacker-controlled account is created with privileges determined by the CSRF payload. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.9.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Espocrm — versions < 9.1.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-59428?
- CVE-2025-59428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Espocrm, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-10-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-59428?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-59428 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.