Qool CMS 2.0 RC2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via adduser
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
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-20005
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx9f-52wg-g9gm
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 1
More Qool vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-06221 Qool CMS Multiple Persistent Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2013-20005 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-20005 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gx9f-52wg-g9gm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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