TI-2023-05426 Aliases CVE-2023-5894 GHSA-7j74-mjgh-q8hf

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in pkp/ojs

MEDIUM 58CWE-79Published 2023-11-01 · Updated 2025-02-27

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed pkp/ojs (pkp): 3.3.0-16

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
pkp	pkp/ojs	before 3.3.0-16	3.3.0-16	Patch available	CNA

pkp/ojs Vendorpkp Affected before 3.3.0-16 Fixed in 3.3.0-16 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_systems::::::::	before 3.3.0-16	Vulnerable	Sfu

cpe:2.3:a:sfu:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.0-16 Vulnerable ·Sfu

Remediation

Fix · CNA pkp/ojs (pkp) Fixed in 3.3.0-16

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5894
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j74-mjgh-q8hf

References

Exploit 1

https://huntr.com/bounties/aba3ba5b-aa6b-4076-b663-4237b4a0761d

Patch 1

https://github.com/pkp/ojs/commit/66927de1a82e3a3004db9741d1505ddac0980e63

TI-2023-05431 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/pkp-lib CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-05430 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/pkp-lib CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-05429 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/customLocale CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-05425 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/pkp-lib CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-05178 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/ojs CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2023-04327 Use of Predictable Algorithm in Random Number Generator in pkp/pkp-lib CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1

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Sources

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