CVE-2023-5891 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0-16.

Published: 2023-11-01

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

pkp

pkp/pkp-lib

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.3.0-16

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58164	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0-16.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00081.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/d4111c4d0eef783f1ed2e55654a5b83d9d527d97
https://huntr.com/bounties/ce4956e4-9ef5-4e0e-bfb2-481ec5cfb0a5

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sfu Pkp Web Application Library

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: @huntrdev

Published: 2023-11-01T00:00:18.684Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:38:11.533Z

Reserved: 2023-11-01T00:00:06.555Z

Link: CVE-2023-5891

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.611Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-01T01:15:07.563

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:42:42.997

Link: CVE-2023-5891

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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