CVE-2025-53265
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 Virusdie Virusdie virusdie allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Virusdie: from n/a through <= 1.1.3.
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 the Virusdie cPanel plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions. The vulnerability exists in versions up to and including 1.1.3, where the plugin lacks proper CSRF token validation or SameSite cookie attributes for state-changing requests.
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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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/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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Verify Virusdie cPanel plugin installationLog into cPanel and navigate to the Plugins or Applications section, or check /var/cpanel/packages/ or /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/addon_plugins/ for Virusdie entriesAffected if The Virusdie plugin is installed in the cPanel environment
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Determine installed plugin versionIn cPanel plugin management interface, locate the Virusdie plugin details page to view the version number, or examine the plugin's main PHP file for a version constantAffected if The version is 1.1.3 or lower (any version up to and including 1.1.3)
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Inspect plugin forms for CSRF token presenceAccess Virusdie plugin features in cPanel, view page source of any forms (especially those performing state-changing actions like scan execution, settings changes, or updates), and check if a CSRF token field or anti-CSRF mechanism is presentAffected if Forms lack a visible CSRF token parameter or anti-CSRF validation mechanism
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Check session cookies for SameSite attributeLog into cPanel with the Virusdie plugin, open browser developer tools (Network or Application tab), capture a request to the Virusdie plugin domain, and inspect the session cookie headers for the SameSite attributeAffected if Session cookies set by the plugin do not include the SameSite attribute or have it set to None without Secure flag
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Verify Origin/Referer header validation in requestsUse a proxy tool to intercept a state-changing request to the Virusdie plugin, remove or modify the Origin/Referer headers, and observe if the request is still processed without rejectionAffected if The plugin accepts state-changing requests without validating Origin or Referer headers
A user is affected if the Virusdie cPanel plugin version 1.1.3 or lower is installed AND the plugin lacks CSRF token validation on state-changing operations AND session cookies lack SameSite attributes.
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 for all state-changing operations and configure SameSite attributes on session cookies. Alternatively, verify Origin/Referer headers on sensitive requests.
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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.
- 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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