CVE-2019-19909
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CVE-2019-19909 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) pkp-lib before 3.1.2-2, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) before 3.1.2-2. Code injection can occur in the OJS report generator if an authenticated Journal Manager user visits a crafted URL, because unserialize is used.. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) pkp-lib before 3.1.2-2, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) before 3.1.2-2. Code injection can occur in the OJS report generator if an authenticated Journal Manager user visits a crafted URL, because unserialize is used.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sfu | Open Journal System | < 3.1.2-2 |
References
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/compare/3_1_2-1...3_1_2-2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/5302Third Party Advisory
- https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download/Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/compare/3_1_2-1...3_1_2-2Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/5302Third Party Advisory
- https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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