CVE-2023-5892 : Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.

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

Published 2023-11-01 01:15:08

Updated 2023-11-08 23:54:30

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2023-5892

SFU » Pkp Web Application Library
Versions before (<) 3.3.0-16
cpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.06%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 24 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.8	2.5	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None
5.4	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N	2.3	2.7	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: Required Scope: Changed Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: None

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

Assigned by: security@huntr.dev (Primary)

https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/a0485a5c7410821e0432c079ca676ee6026bffb9

pkp/pkp-lib#9396 Add HTML escaping to query title in modal header · pkp/pkp-lib@a0485a5 · GitHub
Patch
https://huntr.com/bounties/16719252-d88d-43cc-853a-24ff75a067d8

Stored XSS in function Add discussion at the Copyediting section vulnerability found in pkp-lib
Exploit;Patch;Third Party Advisory

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