Cotonti through 1.0.0 fails to validate anti-CSRF tokens in the ratings plugin AJAX handler, allowing attackers to forge ratings on behalf of authenticated users. Attackers can craft malicious pages that auto-submit POST requests to modify stored rating data when visited by logged-in users.
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/pull/1900
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/issues/1892
https://github.com/Cotonti/Cotonti/blob/1.0.0/plugins/ratings/ratings.ajax.php
Published: 2026-09-18
Updated: 2026-09-18
Base Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00136