CVE-2025-6001
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 · uneditedA Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in the product image upload function of VirtueMart that bypasses the CSRF protection token. An attacker is able to craft a special CSRF request which will allow unrestricted file upload into the VirtueMart media manager.
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 confidenceA CSRF vulnerability in VirtueMart's product image upload function allows attackers to bypass the CSRF protection token mechanism. The attacker can craft malicious requests that bypass token validation, enabling unrestricted file upload to the media manager. This could allow uploading of executable files leading to remote code execution.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Confirm VirtueMart installationCheck for VirtueMart component files in the Joomla installation, typically under /administrator/components/com_virtuemart/ or /components/com_virtuemart/Affected if VirtueMart is installed and the product image upload feature is in use
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Identify VirtueMart versionLocate the version file (typically version.php or manifest.xml in the VirtueMart component directory) and compare the version number against any known affected versions for CVE-2025-6001Affected if The installed version falls within the range affected by the CSRF bypass vulnerability
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Verify media manager upload endpoint accessibilityCheck if the product image upload URL (commonly /administrator/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=product) is accessible and exposes the upload functionalityAffected if The upload function is exposed without proper access controls
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Inspect CSRF token validation in upload formsExamine the upload form's HTML source and the corresponding server-side validation code to determine if the token validation can be bypassed (look for conditional checks that may allow empty or malformed tokens)Affected if The CSRF token validation logic contains a bypass condition or fails to reject requests without valid tokens
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Check file type restrictions on uploadsReview the server-side file upload handler for media manager to see if it enforces strict file type validation and blocks executable extensionsAffected if The upload function allows file types other than images (e.g., .php, .phtml, .exe) without proper validation
A user is affected if VirtueMart is installed with an unpatched version that allows the product image upload CSRF check to be bypassed, permitting execution of arbitrary file uploads.
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 robust CSRF token validation that cannot be bypassed, combined with strict server-side file type restrictions and content-type validation for the media upload function.
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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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