Vulnerability · Published Jul 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-16205Pluck CMS Albums albums.admin.php htmlspecialchars_decode cross site scripting
Low 2.4
In plain English
A low-severity cross-site scripting in CMS from Pluck. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-94 · Vector: 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
References
- VDB-380021 | Pluck CMS Albums albums.admin.php htmlspecialchars_decode cross site scripting vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-380021 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-16205 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #857798 | pluck pluck-cms <= 4.7.21 dev Improper Neutralization of Alternate XSS Syntax third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/pluck-cms/pluck/issues/145 exploit, issue-tracking