Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability in the extensions manager that allows attackers to perform state-changing actions without anti-CSRF token validation. Attackers can craft links or embed images to force administrators to install, update, pause, or unpause extensions by tricking them into visiting a malicious page while authenticated.
Attack Parameters
Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Attack Requirements
None
No additional conditions
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
Passive
Minimal interaction
Impact Assessment
Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
Low
Partial data modification
Availability
Low
Partial disruption
CVSS Vector v4.0
Weakness Type (CWE)
References 5
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/system/admin/admin.extensions.php
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1907
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1908
disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-through-1.0.0-cross-site-request-f…
disclosure@vulncheck.com