{"cve":"CVE-2026-100521","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-26T01:17:00.517","modified":"2026-09-29T18:17:05.373","status":"Deferred","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_v4":{"vector":"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","score":5.1},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"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"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:56:48.555445741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-100521","score":0.00201,"percentile":0.09961,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}