CVE-2026-100521 (GCVE-0-2026-100521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-26 00:59 – Updated: 2026-09-26 00:59
VLAI
Title
Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via search highlight parameter
Summary
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in the search plugin highlight parameter that performs no HTML or JavaScript escaping. Attackers can craft malicious links with injected JavaScript in the highlight parameter that executes in the browser of any visitor who opens the link, including administrators.
Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Cotonti Cotonti Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.0.0 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:cotonti:cotonti_siena:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-09-25 00:00
Credits
Harsh Raj Singhania
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