Cotonti CMS Comments Plugin PHP Object Injection via Unrestricted unserialize() in Create/Edit Actions
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-71294 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | TuranSec |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-08-05 13:24:54 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-08-10 12:17:32 UTC |
| Description | Cotonti CMS's Comments plugin deserializes user-supplied data without restricting the classes that may be instantiated. In plugins/comments/controllers/actions/CreateAction.php, a POST parameter obtained via (trim-only sanitization) is passed to with no restriction, reachable by any member with write access to comments (the default setting in plugins/comments/comments.setup.php). |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.6 HIGH from 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.002240000 probability, percentile 0.130320000 (date 2026-08-10)
Problem Types: CWE-502 | CWE-502 CWE-502
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c | Secondary | 7.6 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
LowAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/master/plugins/comments/controllers/acti... | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c | github.com | |
| github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Saidakbarxon Maxsudxonov (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.