EUVD-2013-7292CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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4Description
Qool CMS contains multiple persistent cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in several administrative scripts where POST parameters are not properly sanitized before being stored and returned to users. Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript code through parameters like 'title', 'name', 'email', 'username', 'link', and 'task' in endpoints such as addnewtype, addnewdatafield, addmenu, addusergroup, addnewuserfield, adduser, addgeneraldata, and addcontentitem to execute arbitrary scripts in administrator browsers.
Analysis
Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Qool CMS 2.0, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through multiple administrative POST parameters that execute in administrator browsers. A public proof-of-concept exploit is available on Exploit-DB, though no active exploitation is reported (not in KEV), and the CVSS score appears inflated given the actual attack requirements.
Technical Context
The vulnerability affects Qool CMS (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:qool:qool_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), specifically version 2.0 according to ENISA EUVD data. As a CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting) vulnerability, the root cause is improper neutralization of user input before it's stored in the database and later rendered in HTML contexts. The affected parameters ('title', 'name', 'email', 'username', 'link', 'task') across multiple administrative endpoints (addnewtype, addnewdatafield, addmenu, addusergroup, addnewuserfield, adduser, addgeneraldata, addcontentitem) indicate systematic input validation failures throughout the CMS's admin interface.
Affected Products
Qool CMS version 2.0 is confirmed affected per ENISA EUVD-2013-7292. The CPE string (cpe:2.3:a:qool:qool_cms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) uses wildcards, suggesting all versions may be affected, though only version 2.0 is explicitly confirmed. Given the 2013 disclosure date and apparent abandonment of the product, all deployed versions should be considered vulnerable.
Remediation
No patches are available based on the provided references. The vendor advisory link (http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2013-5133.php) provides vulnerability details but no patch information. Given the age of this vulnerability (2013) and lack of patch references, the product appears abandoned. Organizations should migrate away from Qool CMS to a maintained CMS solution. As an immediate mitigation, implement input validation and output encoding for all affected parameters, or use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) to filter malicious payloads targeting the vulnerable endpoints.
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