8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-55741
Cotonti CSRF in admin.config.php allows unauthorized configuration changes
Description

Cotonti 1.0.0 (master branch, commit f43f1fc3) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in the administration configuration handler. In system/admin/admin.config.php, the configuration update action ('a=update') processes POST data via cot_config_update_options without calling cot_check_xg to validate the anti-CSRF token (the 'x' parameter), unlike other admin handlers (e.g. admin.structure.php, admin.cache.php).

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2026, 8:16 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 10, 2026, 12:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Solution
Apply patches to validate the anti-CSRF token in the administration configuration handler.
  • Update system/admin/admin.config.php to include cot_check_xg() validation.
  • Ensure all admin handlers validate anti-CSRF tokens.
  • Review configuration update logic for security.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/f43f1fc38ba4e02027786dad9dac1435c7c52b30/system/admin/admin.config.php#L55
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Aug. 10, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Cotonti 1.0.0 (master branch, commit f43f1fc3) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in the administration configuration handler. In system/admin/admin.config.php, the configuration update action ('a=update') processes POST data via cot_config_update_options() without calling cot_check_xg() to validate the anti-CSRF token (the 'x' parameter), unlike other admin handlers (e.g. admin.structure.php, admin.cache.php). A remote attacker who lures an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page can force the browser to submit a forged request that modifies arbitrary core, module, or plugin configuration options, which can be leveraged to weaken security or enable further compromise. Cotonti 1.0.0 (master branch, commit f43f1fc3) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in the administration configuration handler. In system/admin/admin.config.php, the configuration update action ('a=update') processes POST data via cot_config_update_options without calling cot_check_xg to validate the anti-CSRF token (the 'x' parameter), unlike other admin handlers (e.g. admin.structure.php, admin.cache.php).
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-55741', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-18T12:53:45.770119Z'}
  • New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c

    Jun. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti', 'vendor': 'Cotonti', 'product': 'Cotonti', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '1.0.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['system/admin/admin.config.php'], 'collectionURL': 'https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti', 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description Cotonti 1.0.0 (master branch, commit f43f1fc3) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in the administration configuration handler. In system/admin/admin.config.php, the configuration update action ('a=update') processes POST data via cot_config_update_options() without calling cot_check_xg() to validate the anti-CSRF token (the 'x' parameter), unlike other admin handlers (e.g. admin.structure.php, admin.cache.php). A remote attacker who lures an authenticated administrator into visiting a malicious page can force the browser to submit a forged request that modifies arbitrary core, module, or plugin configuration options, which can be leveraged to weaken security or enable further compromise.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-352
    Added Reference https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
    Added Reference https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/f43f1fc38ba4e02027786dad9dac1435c7c52b30/system/admin/admin.config.php#L55
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