CVE-2025-48238
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in awcode AWcode Toolkit awcode-toolkit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects AWcode Toolkit: from n/a through <= 1.0.18.
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 AWcode Toolkit versions up to 1.0.18 allows attackers to craft malicious requests that, when triggered by authenticated users, result in Stored XSS. The lack of proper CSRF protection enables attackers to inject malicious scripts into the application that persist and execute in other users' browsers.
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CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 if AWcode Toolkit is installedLocate AWcode Toolkit installation directories or check your web application's codebase for AWcode Toolkit files and components.Affected if AWcode Toolkit is present in the environment
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Check the installed version of AWcode ToolkitInspect the version file, header comments, or version metadata within the AWcode Toolkit installation to determine the exact version number.Affected if The version is 1.0.18 or any earlier version (1.0.x where x <= 18)
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Identify state-changing features that accept user inputReview the application for forms, API endpoints, or administrative interfaces that allow users to submit or store data (such as content management, user profiles, settings, or comment systems).Affected if The application has features that store user-submitted content without requiring additional authentication beyond session cookies
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Inspect forms and requests for CSRF protection mechanismsExamine the HTML source of forms and the handling of state-changing requests (POST/PUT/DELETE) to determine if anti-CSRF tokens, SameSite cookies, or Origin/Referer validation are implemented.Affected if State-changing forms lack anti-CSRF tokens or Origin validation, allowing attackers to trigger requests on behalf of authenticated users
A user is affected if AWcode Toolkit version 1.0.18 or earlier is installed AND the application has user input fields that store data without CSRF protection, enabling stored XSS injection.
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.
From vendor dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens and origin validation for state-changing operations, combined with proper input sanitization and output encoding to prevent the stored XSS from executing.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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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.
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- 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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