A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the PluXml article comments feature for PluXml versions 5.8.22 and earlier. The application fails to properly sanitize or validate user-supplied input in the "link" field of a comment. An attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript code using a <script> element. The injected payload is stored in the database and subsequently rendered in the Administration panel's "Comments" section when administrators review submitted comments. Importantly, the malicious script is not reflected in the public-facing comments interface, but only within the backend administration view. Alternatively, users of Administrator, Moderator, Manager roles can also directly input crafted payloads into existing comments. This makes the vulnerability a persistent XSS issue targeting administrative users. This affects /core/admin/comments.php, while CVE-2022-24585 affects /core/admin/comment.php, a uniquely distinct vulnerability.
CVSS Score
6.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2026-03-10
If the anti spam-captcha functionality in PluXml versions 5.8.22 and earlier is enabled, a captcha challenge is generated with a format that can be automatically recognized for articles, such that an automated script is able to solve this anti-spam mechanism trivially and publish spam comments. The details of captcha challenge are exposed within document body of articles with comments & anti spam-captcha functionalities enabled, including "capcha-letter", "capcha-word" and "capcha-token" which can be used to construct a valid post request to publish a comment. As such, attackers can flood articles with automated spam comments, especially if there are no other web defenses available.
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2026-03-10
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.
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-01-02
Directory traversal vulnerability in update/index.php in PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files via a ..%2F (encoded dot dot slash) in the default_lang parameter.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.205
Published
2012-08-26
PluXml before 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via the PHPSESSID.
CVSS Score
5.0
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2012-08-26
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PluXml 5.1.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to file update.
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2012-08-26
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in admin/auth.php in Pluxml 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the msg parameter.
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.039
Published
2007-07-03
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in admin/images.php in Pluxml 0.3.1 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via a .jpg filename.
CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.081
Published
2007-06-27