Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allow remote attackers and remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) editor or (2) callback parameters to lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php in the iBrowser plugin, (3) authors[][url] parameter to index.php, or (4) Bio Statement or (5) Abstract of Submission fields to the stripUnsafeHtml function in lib/pkp/classes/core/String.inc.php
Published Sep 6, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.08%
Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allow remote attackers and remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) editor or (2) callback parameters to lib/pkp/lib/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/ibrowser/ibrowser.php in the iBrowser plugin, (3) authors[][url] parameter to index.php, or (4) Bio Statement or (5) Abstract of Submission fields to the stripUnsafeHtml function in lib/pkp/classes/core/String.inc.php.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03077) | 87.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.08% (0.03077) | 85.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 8, 2026 | 24.77% (0.24771) | 96.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 33.03% (0.33032) | 96.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 16.27% (0.16268) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.74% (0.17736) | 94.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.06% (0.05064) | 92.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.06% (0.01060) | 84.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.96% (0.00960) | 82.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.96% (0.00960) | 80.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.65% (0.05649) | 90.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 21, 2022 | 5.65% (0.05649) | 89.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 5.03% (0.05029) | 88.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 86.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.35% (0.04353) | 70.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0102.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit
- http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE-2.3.7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48449 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48464 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/80255 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/80256 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.osvdb.org/80257 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74225 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74226 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74227 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74228 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23079 x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0102.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploit | |
| http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE-2.3.7 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48449 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48464 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/80255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/80256 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/80257 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74225 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74226 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74227 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74228 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23079 | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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