CVE-2026-100522
Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via message.php lng parameter
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.1
Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via message.php lng parameter
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-100522- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-87377
5.1
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-87377- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6r43-xr6w-qprx
5.1
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php...
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
- Record
GHSA-6r43-xr6w-qprx- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.1
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-100522- CVSS 4.0
- 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.1
Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via message.php lng parameter
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.
- Record
CVE-2026-100522- CVSS 4.0
- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-100522 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Cotonti, published September 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1907
github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1908
github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/message.php
github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-through-1.0.0-reflected-xss-via-message-php-lng-parameter
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-100522
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r43-xr6w-qprx
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/100xxx/CVE-2026-100522.json