CVE-2023-5894 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository pkp/ojs prior to 3.3.0-16.

Published: 2023-11-01

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

pkp

pkp/ojs

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.3.0-16

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58167	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository pkp/ojs prior to 3.3.0-16.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0007.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pkp/ojs/commit/66927de1a82e3a3004db9741d1505ddac0980e63
https://huntr.com/bounties/aba3ba5b-aa6b-4076-b663-4237b4a0761d

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sfu Open Journal Systems

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-11-01T00:00:18.898Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:38:04.550Z

Reserved: 2023-11-01T00:00:06.923Z

Link: CVE-2023-5894

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.661Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-01T01:15:07.750

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:42:43.340

Link: CVE-2023-5894

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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