CVE-2026-76572

pkp pkp-lib XSLTransformer.php _transformPHP xml external entity reference

Published Aug 19, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability was detected in pkp pkp-lib up to 3.3.0-22/3.4.0-10/3.5.0-4. The affected element is the function _transformPHP of the file classes/xslt/XSLTransformer.php. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.0-23, 3.4.0-11 and 3.5.0-5 is sufficient to fix this issue. The patch is identified as 78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Remediation

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description A vulnerability was detected in pkp pkp-lib up to 3.3.0-22/3.4.0-10/3.5.0-4. The affected element is the function _transformPHP of the file classes/xslt/XSLTransformer.php. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.0-23, 3.4.0-11 and 3.5.0-5 is sufficient to fix this issue. The patch is identified as 78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Title pkp pkp-lib XSLTransformer.php _transformPHP xml external entity reference
First Time appeared Pkp
Pkp pkp-lib
Weaknesses CWE-610
CWE-611
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pkp:pkp-lib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pkp
Pkp pkp-lib
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Aug 20, 2026, 12:30 PM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 1:45 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 19, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Aug 20, 2026, 1:19 PM