Cross-Site Request Forgery in FaceSentry Access Control System by IWT
CVE-2019-25242

5.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Iwt Ltd.

Status
Facesentry Access Control System
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2019-25242?

The FaceSentry Access Control System version 6.4.8 is prone to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability, enabling attackers to potentially execute administrative actions without the necessary user consent. This vulnerability allows the crafting of malicious web pages that, when visited by authenticated users, can lead to unauthorized changes, including the modification of administrator passwords, addition of new admin users, or triggering of access control mechanisms. Users should be aware of potential phishing attempts that exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.2

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-25242 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47065
exploit
http://www.iwt.com.hk
product
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-55...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
5.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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CVE-2019-25242 : Cross-Site Request Forgery in FaceSentry Access Control System by IWT