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CVE-2023-47271 Details

Description

PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML document (used for the native import/export plugin) is an image file, before trying to use it for an issue cover image.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html CVE
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23 CVE
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464 CVEIssue TrackingPatch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
sfu pkp web application library
< 3.3.0-16

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:sfu:pkp_web_application_library:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-47271
NVD Published Date:
Nov 6, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-47271 Details - Not Deferred