CVE-2018-12229

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field).

• CWE-79

• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937Vendor Advisory
• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785Third Party Advisory
• https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txtThird Party Advisory
• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937Vendor Advisory
• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785Third Party Advisory
• https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txtThird Party Advisory

Published

Jun 12, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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