Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-12229
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field).
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 60.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.1
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785
- https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txt
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785
- https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txt
Products affected by CVE-2018-12229
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.0.0-0
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.0.1-0
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.0.2-0
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.1.0-0
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.1.0-1
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.1.1-0
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cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:3.1.1-1