XSS in Qool Cms
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Qool Cms — versions 2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24627 (exploit)
- www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5134.php (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/qool-cms-rc2-cross-site-request-forgery-via-adduser (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-20005?
- CVE-2013-20005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qool Cms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2013-20005?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.