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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotonti | Cotonti | ≤ 1.0.0 | — |
References
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1907 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1908 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/search/search.header.php technical-description
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/search/search.page.first.php technical-description
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via search highlight parameter third-party-advisory