TI-2024-16745 Aliases CVE-2024-25438 GHSA-g7vc-r5r2-8x6v

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Submission module of Pkp Ojs v3.3…

MEDIUM 62CWE-79Published 2024-03-01 · Updated 2024-08-15

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Submission module of Pkp Ojs v3.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the Input subject field under the Add Discussion function.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00443 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:3.3.0-0:::::::*	3.3.0-0	Vulnerable	Public Knowledge Project

cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:3.3.0-0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0-0 Vulnerable ·Public Knowledge Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25438
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7vc-r5r2-8x6v

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/machisri/CVEs-and-Vulnerabilities/blob/main/CVE-2024-25438%20-%3E%20Stored%20XSS%20in%20input%20Subject%20of%20the%20Add%20Discussion%20Component%20under%20Submissions

Other 1

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-9yUkbsQ-blYpTsdZoXfu3ALBA5wQCbG/view?usp=sharing

TI-2022-08116 Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >=… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2011-04473 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index/manager/fileUpload in Public… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2024-07324 pkp ojs signOut redirect CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
TI-2022-09901 PKP Vendor Open Journal System v2.4.8 to v3.3.8 allows attackers to perform reflected… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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