PT-2022-17956 · Pkp · Open Journal Systems

Hemant Kashyap · Published 2022-04-04 · Updated 2022-04-11 · CVE-2022-26616

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PKP Vendor Open Journal System versions 2.4.8 through 3.3.8

Description The issue allows attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted HTTP headers. This can potentially lead to unauthorized access or control of user sessions.

Recommendations For versions 2.4.8 through 3.3.8, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to crafted HTTP headers until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2022-26616

Affected Products

Open Journal Systems

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26616 · Vendor Advisory
• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-ops-3-3-0-9-released/72236 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26616 · Security Note
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/40093 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/28385 · Telegram Post