CVE-2023-47271
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.006 · 49 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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- sfu pkp web application library< 3.3.0-16nvdUScpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-47271/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023120034cnnvd
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464cnnvd
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/milestone/71Patchcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvd
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