CVE-2019-19909

Description

An issue was discovered in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) pkp-lib before 3.1.2-2, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) before 3.1.2-2. Code injection can occur in the OJS report generator if an authenticated Journal Manager user visits a crafted URL, because unserialize is used.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory sfu.ca
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/5302 third party advisory
https://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download/ vendor advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/compare/3_1_2-1...3_1_2-2 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19909?
CVE-2019-19909 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19909?
To fix CVE-2019-19909, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19909 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-19909 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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