CVE Vulnerability

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).

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.1 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785 Third Party Advisory
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txt Third Party Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938 Vendor Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-06-12 11:29

Updated : 2018-08-08 06:32

NVD link : CVE-2018-12229

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12229

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-79