CVE-2023-5904 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored 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-2023-58177	Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored 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 High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00337.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/aa5c6acb634fbe460765facb2dc26df4b0d7424b
https://huntr.com/bounties/4df6bce6-dbe3-48e4-9830-e95cdc5138b6

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: 2023-11-01T00:01:44.457Z

Updated: 2025-02-27T20:37:13.412Z

Reserved: 2023-11-01T00:01:39.559Z

Link: CVE-2023-5904

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:14:24.958Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-07T04:24:32.617

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:42:44.600

Link: CVE-2023-5904

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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