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TI-2025-14081 Aliases CVE-2025-15438GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8

PluXml Media Management medias.php __destruct deserialization

Priority LOW 24CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

A vulnerability was determined in PluXml up to 5.8.22. Affected is the function FileCookieJar::__destruct of the file core/admin/medias.php of the component Media Management Module. Executing a manipulation of the argument File can lead to deserialization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was informed early about this issue and announced that "[w]e fix this issue in the next version 5.8.23". A patch for it is ready.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00468 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—PluXml5.8.0; 5.8.1; 5.8.2; 5.8.3; 5.8.4; 5.8.5; 5.8.6; 5.8.7; 5.8.8; 5.8.9; 5.8.10; 5.8.11; 5.8.12; 5.8.13; 5.8.14; 5.8.15; 5.8.16; 5.8.17; 5.8.18; 5.8.19; 5.8.20; 5.8.21; 5.8.22—No fix listedCNA
  • PluXml Vendor— Affected 5.8.0; 5.8.1; 5.8.2; 5.8.3; 5.8.4; 5.8.5; 5.8.6; 5.8.7; 5.8.8; 5.8.9; 5.8.10; 5.8.11; 5.8.12; 5.8.13; 5.8.14; 5.8.15; 5.8.16; 5.8.17; 5.8.18; 5.8.19; 5.8.20; 5.8.21; 5.8.22 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pluxml:pluxml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.8.22VulnerablePluXml
  • cpe:2.3:a:pluxml:pluxml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.8.22 Vulnerable ·PluXml

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15438
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8

References

  • TI-2024-15087 PluXml Blog v5.8.9 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-41212 Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in PluXml CMS 5.8.22 allows an attacker with… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-43040 If the anti spam-captcha functionality in PluXml versions 5.8.22 and earlier is enabled… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-43039 A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the PluXml article comments… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2020-13342 class.plx.admin.php in PluXml 5.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01986 Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
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