What is CVE-2020-9271?

CVE-2020-9271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-9271?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-9271 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Icehrm

CVE-2020-9271

ICE Hrm 26.2.0 is vulnerable to CSRF that leads to user creation via service.php.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2020-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Icehrm — versions 26.2.0.os

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

J3rryBl4nks/IceHRM

References

github.com/J3rryBl4nks/IceHRM/blob/master/AddNewUserCSRF.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9271?: CVE-2020-9271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Icehrm, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-9271?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9271 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.