# CVE-2020-9381: controllers/admin.js in Total.js CMS 13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST to the /admin/api/widgets/ URI.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-24 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

controllers/admin.js in Total.js CMS 13 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a POST to the /admin/api/widgets/ URI. This can be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2019-15954.

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## References

- https://github.com/totaljs/cms/commit/2a26c4c6a61d3fda4527a761716ef7e1c5f7c970
- https://github.com/saddean/research/blob/master/totaljs/Broken-acces-control.md

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