VDB-119384 · CVE-2018-12229 · ID 3785

Public Knowledge Project Open Journal System up to 3.1.1 search.tpl authors cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal System up to 3.1.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl. Such manipulation of the argument authors as part of Parameter leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-12229. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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 VDB-119721 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Project Management Software

Vendor

Public Knowledge Project

Name

Open Journal System

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Open Journal System 3.1.1-2

Timelineinfo

06/11/2018 🔍
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03/22/2023 +1744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3785
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12229 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12229
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119384
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2018 21:40
Updated: 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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Cache ID: 216:3E8:103

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