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CVE-2022-25020

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2022-03-01
  • WeaknessCWE-79

Am I affected?

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Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pluxml v5.8.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the thumbnail path of a blog post.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-0102:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Pluxml
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.8= 5.8.7no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • pluxmlUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pluxmlUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pluxmlUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • pluxmlUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published
2022-03-01
Last Modified
2026-07-09
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c2vp-3hpx-rwcc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25020?

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Pluxml v5.8.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the thumbnail path of a blog post.

Is CVE-2022-25020 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25020 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.2% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25020?

CVE-2022-25020 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

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