CVE-2021-38602
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
CVE-2021-38602- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
CVE-2021-38602- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25042 No score
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
EUVD-2021-25042- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rf9r-qwp9-m9wj No score
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
GHSA-rf9r-qwp9-m9wj- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
CVE-2021-38602- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-38602
PluXML 5.8.7 allows Article Editing stored XSS via Headline or Content.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-38602- CVSS 3.1
- 4.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pluxmlUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.4-15.4-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
pluxmlUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.5-2 |
None known |
pluxmlUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.6-1 |
None known |
pluxmlUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.6-1 |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | KielVaughn/CVE-2021-38602 | 2021-08-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38602 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Pluxml, published August 12, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.