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CVE-2026-100523: Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains an open redirect vulnerability in message.php that base64-decodes the

Affects CotontiSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.1Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubcotonti/Cotontipkg:github/cotonti/CotontiOther threatsAffected
  • <=1.0.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users and administrators should be cautious about links involving the redirect parameter in message.php. Consider implementing external mitigations such as user education about suspicious links and URL filtering at the network level.

Description

Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains an open redirect vulnerability in message.php that base64-decodes the redirect parameter without domain validation. Unauthenticated attackers can craft malicious links with encoded external URLs to redirect users to arbitrary sites via meta refresh tags for phishing attacks.

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