CVE-2026-16205 json
Pluck CMS Albums albums.admin.php htmlspecialchars_decode cross site scripting
published 3mo ago modified 16d ago also EUVD-2026-45416
- cvss
- 2.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Pluck CMS up to 4.7.21. This vulnerability affects the function htmlspecialchars_decode of the file data/modules/albums/albums.admin.php of the component Albums Module. Executing a manipulation of the argument Info can lead to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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Check with FencerCISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/pluck-cms/pluck/issues/145 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 3.0 | 2.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 2.0 | 3.3 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 2.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 2.0 | 3.3 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Pluck CMS
Classification
References
-
github.com
/pluck-cms/pluck/issues/145
exploit, issue-tracking
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/380021
vdb-entry, technical-description
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/380021/cti
signature, permissions-required
-
vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-16205
third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/submit/857798
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16205
- NVD CVE-2026-16205
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