CVE-2026-100521
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMCVSS: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/M
- EPSS
- 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 26 September 2026 to 0.2% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/search/search.header.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/search/search.page.first.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1907
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1908
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-through-1.0.0-reflected-xss-via-search-highlight-parameter
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.