CVE-2026-71294
Cotonti CMS Comments Plugin PHP Object Injection via Unrestricted unserialize() in Create/Edit Actions
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- Assigning CNA
- TuranSec
- Evidence observed
- Sep 13, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:LLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 13.3%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Cotonti CMS's Comments plugin deserializes user-supplied data without restricting the classes that may be instantiated. In plugins/comments/controllers/actions/CreateAction.php, a POST parameter obtained via (trim-only sanitization) is passed to with no restriction, reachable by any member with write access to comments (the default setting in plugins/comments/comments.setup.php).
Sources
1Safe local proof of concept for the Cotonti CommentsWidget PHP object injection vulnerability (CAN-2026-2035973 / CVE-2026-71294).
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