CVE-2023-5904 : 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 2023-11-07 04:24:33

Updated 2023-11-13 15:20:50

Source huntr.dev

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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2023-5904

SFU » Pkp Web Application Library
Versions up to, including, (<=) 3.3.0-15
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
2.7	LOW	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N	1.2	1.4	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: None 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 (Secondary)

https://huntr.com/bounties/4df6bce6-dbe3-48e4-9830-e95cdc5138b6

Stored xss using journal-name in journal-tab vulnerability found in pkp-lib
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/aa5c6acb634fbe460765facb2dc26df4b0d7424b

pkp/pkp-lib#9304 Properly escape content in statistics (stable-3_4_0) · pkp/pkp-lib@aa5c6ac · GitHub
Patch

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