Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)Weakness · CWE-352

CVE-2026-55745

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-06-18
Mitigation only
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Cotonti 1.0.0 (master branch, commit f43f1fc3) is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in the Personal File Storage (PFS) module. In modules/pfs/inc/pfs.editfolder.php, the folder update action ('a=update') updates folder metadata (title, description, public/gallery flags) without calling cot_check_xg to validate the anti-CSRF token.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Cotonti 1.0.0 contains a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Personal File Storage (PFS) module. The folder update action ('a=update') in modules/pfs/inc/pfs.editfolder.php fails to call cot_check_xg() to validate the anti-CSRF token, allowing remote attackers to forge requests that modify victim folder metadata including title, description, and public/gallery settings.

MitigationAdd cot_check_xg() anti-CSRF token validation to the folder update action in pfs.editfolder.php before processing any folder metadata changes.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify Cotonti installation version
    Locate the version file or version declaration in your Cotonti installation. Check for a version.php file in the system root or inspect the main configuration file for a version marker.
    Affected if The installed version matches Cotonti 1.0.0 exactly or falls within an unpatched version range.
  2. Confirm PFS module is installed
    Verify the Personal File Storage (PFS) module is present and enabled. Check for the modules/pfs/ directory and confirm the module is listed as active in the Cotonti module administration panel.
    Affected if The PFS module is installed and enabled in the Cotonti system.
  3. Inspect pfs.editfolder.php for missing anti-CSRF validation
    Open modules/pfs/inc/pfs.editfolder.php and locate the code block handling the folder update action (the 'a=update' case). Examine whether this block calls cot_check_xg() to validate the anti-CSRF token before processing any folder metadata changes.
    Affected if The 'a=update' action handler in pfs.editfolder.php does not contain a call to cot_check_xg() for token validation.

You are affected if you are running Cotonti 1.0.0 with the PFS module enabled and the pfs.editfolder.php file lacks cot_check_xg() token validation in the folder update action.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Add cot_check_xg() anti-CSRF token validation to the folder update action in pfs.editfolder.php before processing any folder metadata changes.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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