CVE-2018-12229
N/A
Published: June 12, 2018 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:37 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Journal System
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
3.0.0 < v ≤ 3.1.1-1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txtQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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