What is CVE-2020-20671?

CVE-2020-20671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kitesky Kitecms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2020-20671?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Kitesky Kitecms

CVE-2020-20671

A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in KiteCMS V1.1 allows attackers to arbitrarily add an administrator account.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2021-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kitesky Kitecms — versions 1.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

github.com/Kitesky/KiteCMS/issues/3 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-20671?: CVE-2020-20671 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kitesky Kitecms, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2020-20671?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.