PluXml Media Management medias.php __destruct deserialization
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | PluXml | 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 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-15438
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8
References
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-15438 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15438 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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