CVE-2023-5896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.4.0-4.

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 None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00065.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Sfu	Pkp Web Application Library

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58169	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.4.0-4.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/18b318f83105ffa7fa214179f8e20507b0754236
https://huntr.com/bounties/a1f05be5-24ed-4ec5-9858-fce4233f7bb1

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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-11-01T00:00:41.580Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:37:46.965Z

Reserved: 2023-11-01T00:00:37.367Z

Link: CVE-2023-5896

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.804Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-01T01:15:07.880

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:42:43.590

Link: CVE-2023-5896

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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