PluXml up to 5.8.22 Media Management core/admin/medias.php __destruct File deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PluXml up to 5.8.22. Affected by this vulnerability is the function FileCookieJar::__destruct of the file core/admin/medias.php of the component Media Management Module. The manipulation of the argument File leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-15438. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. 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.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PluXml up to 5.8.22. This issue affects the function FileCookieJar::__destruct of the file core/admin/medias.php of the component Media Management Module. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at note-hxlab.wetolink.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-15438. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at note-hxlab.wetolink.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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. By approaching the search of inurl:core/admin/medias.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 281696 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-15438), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (281696) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-0694). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 281696
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-15438

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Timelineinfo

01/02/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/27/2026 +56 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: note-hxlab.wetolink.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-15438 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-15438
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339383
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2026 11:02
Updated: 02/27/2026 05:13
Changes: 01/02/2026 11:02 (57), 01/03/2026 04:20 (30), 01/06/2026 01:43 (1), 01/06/2026 08:27 (2), 02/23/2026 15:36 (1), 02/27/2026 05:13 (11)
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Submitter: V3geD4g
Cache ID: 216:31B:103

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Accepted

  • Submit #713989: PluXml 5.8.22 Deserialization Vulnerability (by V3geD4g)

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