CVE-2023-47271

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductSfu Pkp Web Application Library
PublishedNov 6, 2023
First seenNov 6, 2023

How to fix

Update
  • sfu pkp_web_application_library3.3.0-16 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
sfu pkp_web_application_libraryv < 3.3.0-163.3.0-16

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