---
id: CVE-2020-37241
title: >-
  bloofoxCMS 0.5.2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that
  allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users
  into visiting malicious pages
summary: >-
  bloofoxCMS 0.5.2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that
  allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users
  into visiting malicious pages. Attackers can craft hidden forms targeting the
  admi…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-352
published: '2026-05-16'
updated: '2026-09-29'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-29T10:10:00.263'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37241'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/alexlang24/bloofoxCMS/releases/tag/0.5.2.1'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.bloofox.com/'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49507'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bloofoxcms-cross-site-request-forgery-via-user-add
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00146
epssPercentile: 0.03225
ingestedAt: '2026-09-29T10:31:36.288Z'
---

## Overview

bloofoxCMS 0.5.2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by tricking logged-in users into visiting malicious pages. Attackers can craft hidden forms targeting the admin user creation endpoint to add new administrative accounts with arbitrary credentials without requiring explicit user consent.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.