CVE-2013-20005

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5134.php
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24627
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/qool-cms-rc2-cross-site-request-forgery-via-adduser

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-16 14:17

Updated : 2026-06-16 23:52

NVD link : CVE-2013-20005

Mitre link : CVE-2013-20005

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-20005

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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