CVE-2023-5895 : Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - DOM in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0

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

Published 2023-11-01 01:15:08

Updated 2023-11-08 23:25:27

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2023-5895

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

EPSS FAQ

0.05%

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

~ 23 %

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

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	0.9	2.5	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: Required 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/83fa560d6fb54458b312addd23a91ee6520dbe63

pkp/pkp-lib#9277 Escape submission HTML on opening Information Center… · pkp/pkp-lib@83fa560 · GitHub
Patch
https://huntr.com/bounties/2cc80417-32b2-4024-bbcd-d95a039c11ae

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