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Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via message.php lng parameter

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-100522
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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8 Nov 2026, 01:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Cotonti through 1.0.0 Reflected XSS via message.php lng parameter

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Sept 2026, 00:59 UTC

Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.

osv:CVE-2026-100522
Complete source record
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    "summary": "Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in message.php where the lng parameter is not properly escaped before output in the confirmation dialog. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with script payloads in the lng parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browser sessions.",
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        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-through-1.0.0-reflected-xss-via-message-php-lng-parameter",
        "https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1907",
        "https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1908",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-26T00:59:23.634+00:00"
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