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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-18185 · published 2 October 2020

CVE-2020-18185: Pluxml code injection vulnerability

Pluxml · Pluxml

class.plx.admin.php in PluXml 5.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modify the configuration file in a linux environment.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.8% · top 22.8% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
1.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

class.plx.admin.php in PluXml 5.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by modify the configuration file in a linux environment.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pluxml/PluXml/issues/321 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pluxml/PluXml/issues/321 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-18185), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.