Medium severity · published Nov 5, 2023
CVE-2023-47271
PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML…
5.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML document (used for the native import/export plugin) is an image file, before trying to use it for an issue cover image.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PW
Pkp Web Application Library · Sfu
before 3.3.0-16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47271
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47271
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464
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