Public Knowledge Project Open Journal System up to 3.1.1 search.tpl authors cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal System up to 3.1.1 (Project Management Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl. The manipulation of the argument authors
as part of a Parameter leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.X (before OJS 3.1.1-2) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl $authors parameter (aka the By Author field).
The bug was discovered 06/11/2018. The weakness was shared 06/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at forum.pkp.sfu.ca. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-12229 since 06/12/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
Upgrading to version 3.1.1-2 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entry 119721 is related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Open Journal System 3.1.1-2
Timeline
06/11/2018 🔍06/12/2018 🔍
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03/22/2023 🔍
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Advisory: 3785Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12229 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 06/12/2018 21:40Updated: 03/22/2023 15:18
Changes: 06/12/2018 21:40 (65), 02/18/2020 11:38 (2), 03/22/2023 15:18 (4)
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