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TI-2013-06220 Aliases CVE-2013-20005GHSA-gx9f-52wg-g9gm

Qool CMS 2.0 RC2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via adduser

Priority HIGH 70CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
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-79.

Summary

Qool CMS 2.0 RC2 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious web pages. Attackers can forge POST requests to the /admin/adduser endpoint with parameters like username, password, email, and level to create root-level user accounts without user consent.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
QoolQool CMS2.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Qool CMS VendorQool Affected 2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-20005
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx9f-52wg-g9gm

References

  • TI-2013-06221 Qool CMS Multiple Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

Sources