CVE-2026-93869
Description
Cotonti through 1.0.0 contains an open redirect vulnerability in the cot_url_check() function that validates redirect destinations using a regular expression lacking an end-of-string anchor. Attackers can bypass the redirect guard by supplying hostnames beginning with the site domain to redirect users to attacker-controlled hosts through the ratings plugin or other redirect callers.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/ratings/ratings.ajax.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/system/functions.php
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1891
- https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1899
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cotonti-through-1.0.0-open-redirect-via-unanchored-cot-url-check-regex
CWEs
CWE-601
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.