Mist Community Edition middleware.py session_start_response cross-site request forgery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-862.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mist Community Edition up to 4.7.1. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function session_start_response of the file src/mist/api/auth/middleware.py. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.7.2 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as db10ecb62ac832c1ed4924556d167efb9bc07fad. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5410
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj8c-m8gc-8xmg
References
More Mist vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-04861 Mist Community Edition API Token views.py create_token access control CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-04864 Mist Community Edition Authentication Endpoint views.py login cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2025-04863 Mist Community Edition views.py tag_resources cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-5410 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5410 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj8c-m8gc-8xmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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