Medium severity · published Nov 1, 2023
CVE-2023-5891
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in pkp/pkp-lib
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0-16.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PK
pkp/pkp-lib · pkp
before 3.3.0-16 · source: vendor
PW
Pkp Web Application Library · Sfu
before 3.3.0-16 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5891
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5891
Patch
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/d4111c4d0eef783f1ed2e55654a5b83d9d527d97
Exploit
https://huntr.com/bounties/ce4956e4-9ef5-4e0e-bfb2-481ec5cfb0a5
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