CVE-2023-47271

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Published Nov 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML document (used for the native import/export plugin) is an image file, before trying to use it for an issue cover image.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.750% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464

History

Nov 26, 2024 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sfu Pkp Web Application Library

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 26, 2024, 9:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 5, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Nov 26, 2024, 9:28 PM
Reserved: Nov 5, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 6, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:32 AM

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