CVE-2022-36250
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedShop Beat Solutions (Pty) LTD Shop Beat Media Player 2.5.95 up to 3.2.57 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Shop Beat Media Player versions 2.5.95 through 3.2.57 allows remote attackers to force authenticated users to execute unintended state-changing operations (such as configuration changes or media management actions) by tricking them into submitting malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 2.5.95, < 3.2.57CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Shop Beat Media Player versionLocate the version information for your Shop Beat Media Player installation through the application's interface, admin panel, or installed package detailsAffected if The installed version is >= 2.5.95 and < 3.2.57
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Confirm version falls within vulnerable rangeCompare your identified version against the affected range: versions 2.5.95 through 3.2.56 are vulnerable; version 3.2.57 and later are notAffected if The version is >= 2.5.95 and < 3.2.57
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Inspect state-changing endpoints for anti-CSRF protectionExamine forms or API endpoints that perform configuration changes or media management actions to verify they include and validate anti-CSRF tokensAffected if State-changing operations lack anti-CSRF token validation
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Check sensitive request header validationReview the application's handling of Origin and Referer headers on sensitive requests to determine if they are validated against trusted sourcesAffected if Origin/Referer headers are not validated on sensitive operations
Your environment is affected if the installed Shop Beat Media Player version is between 2.5.95 and 3.2.56 and sensitive operations lack anti-CSRF token protection or header validation.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.2.57
Implement anti-CSRF tokens for all state-changing operations, validate Origin/Referer headers on sensitive requests, and configure SameSite cookie attributes to prevent cross-origin request submission.
Shop Beat Media Player 3.2.57 or later
- 1. Identify the current installed version of Shop Beat Media Player
- 2. If the current version is >= 2.5.95 and < 3.2.57, plan for an upgrade
- 3. Download Shop Beat Media Player version 3.2.57 or later from the official vendor source (www.shopbeat.co.za)
- 4. Before upgrading, backup any existing configuration, playlists, or user data
- 5. Follow the vendor's recommended upgrade procedure to install version 3.2.57 or later
- 6. After upgrade, verify the application is functioning correctly
- 7. Test that the CSRF vulnerability is no longer present by confirming anti-CSRF tokens are required for state-changing actions
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-36250 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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