CVE-2026-100524 Cotonti through 1.0.0 Cross-Site Request Forgery via Extensions Manager
Attackers can trick administrators into installing or modifying extensions via CSRF, leading to unauthorized state changes and potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-100524?
CVE-2026-100524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cotonti, published on 26 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-100524?
How do I fix CVE-2026-100524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-100524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-100524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-100524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p49w-44mw-95j3.