CVE-2026-44962: CWE-643 Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection') in WebPros Plesk
Plesk contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the APS Application Catalog search functionality, where user-supplied input is interpolated into XPath queries without proper sanitization. This allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server, resulting in local privilege escalation.
CVE-2026-44962: CWE-643 Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection') in WebPros Plesk
Description
Plesk contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the APS Application Catalog search functionality, where user-supplied input is interpolated into XPath queries without proper sanitization. This allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server, resulting in local privilege escalation.
CVSS v3.1
Score 10.0critical
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- hackerone
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-08T15:00:02.447Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a19bc67e29bf47b50f703b2
Added to database: 5/29/2026, 4:18:47 PM
Last updated: 5/29/2026, 4:19:15 PM
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