CVE-2023-47271

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    CVE-2023-47271

    Published: 5 Nov 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/47xxx/CVE-2023-47271.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47271, https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -07254d23dd48f2399972328bd149c8ebf578c47d

    Affected versions

    3_3_0-15

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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