Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in PluXml CMS 5.8.22 allows an attacker with…
Priority MEDIUM 64CWE-77Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in PluXml CMS 5.8.22 allows an attacker with administrator panel access to inject a malicious PHP webshell into a theme file (e.g., home.php).
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00588 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-67436
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9gf5-28vp-q243
References
More Pluxml vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15087 PluXml Blog v5.8.9 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-43040 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
- TI-2007-03326 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/images.php in Pluxml 0.3.1 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-67436 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-67436 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9gf5-28vp-q243 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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