CVE-2025-15438
PluXml Media Management medias.php __destruct deserialization
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.1
PluXml Media Management medias.php __destruct deserialization
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15438- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C - CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-502, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-0694
5.1
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-0694- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8
2.0
A vulnerability was determined in PluXml up to 5.8.22. Affected is the function FileCookieJar:...
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 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.
- Record
GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.0
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15438- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
2.0
PluXml Media Management medias.php __destruct deserialization
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-15438- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-15438
2.0
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15438- CVSS 4.0
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P - CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-15438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Pluxml, published January 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vuldb.com?id.339383
vuldb.com?ctiid.339383
vuldb.com?submit.713989
note-hxlab.wetolink.com/share/9SJUnaDcJuqz
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15438
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8v28-3j53-xvq8
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/15xxx/CVE-2025-15438.json
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-15438
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15438