CVE-2026-93872
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.7%
51.5th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-502
Published 2026-09-18 · modified 2026-09-22
Description
Cotonti 1.0.0 passes the base64-decoded cb parameter to unserialize() without allowed_classes restriction in the comments plugin EditAction. Registered users with comment write permissions can instantiate arbitrary PHP objects and potentially achieve file write or code execution through gadget chains.
References
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/comments/controllers/actions/EditAction.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/system/cache.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1894
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1897
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-1.0.0-php-object-injection-via-comments-plugin-edit-action-cb-parameter