CVE-2013-20005

MEDIUM

Qool CMS 2.0 RC2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via adduser

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-20005. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in Qool CMS v2.0 RC2, allowing an attacker to create a root-level user via a crafted HTML form. It also includes multiple XSS injection examples targeting various admin endpoints.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by LiquidWorm · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24627

This exploit demonstrates a CSRF vulnerability in Qool CMS v2.0 RC2, allowing an attacker to create a root-level user via a crafted HTML form. It also includes multiple XSS injection examples targeting various admin endpoints.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Qool CMS v2.0 RC2
Auth required
Prerequisites: Victim must be logged into the admin panel · Attacker must trick victim into visiting a malicious page
devstral-2 · analyzed Mar 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit exploit
ExploitDB-24627
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24627
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
Vulnerability Advisory
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5134.php
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Qool CMS 2.0 RC2 Cross-Site Request Forgery via adduser
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/qool-cms-rc2-cross-site-request-forgery-via-adduser

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0023
EPSS Percentile 13.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
Qool/Qool CMS 2.0
Published Mar 16, 2026
Tracked Since Mar 16, 2026