---
id: CVE-2022-25020
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: pluxml
product: pluxml
affected:
  - pluxml = 5.8.7
published: '2022-03-01'
updated: '2026-07-05'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25020'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MoritzHuppert/CVE-2022-25020/blob/main/CVE-2022-25020.pdf
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2021-38602/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://youtu.be/TsGp-QB5XWI'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://pluxml.com'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/MoritzHuppert/CVE-2022-25020/blob/main/CVE-2022-25020.pdf
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2021-38602/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://youtu.be/TsGp-QB5XWI'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.01194
epssPercentile: 0.66718
ingestedAt: '2026-07-06T17:03:23.915Z'
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/MoritzHuppert/CVE-2022-25020'
  checkedAt: '2026-09-26T09:05:27.806Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `pluxml = 5.8.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.