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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | pluxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | pluxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | pluxml | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | pluxml | No fix yet | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
GitHub 1 repository
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MoritzHuppert/CVE-2022-25020 ★ 0 · Feb 25, 2022
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.