Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field)
Published Jun 12, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field).
Affected products
No data.
- > 3.0.0 · ≤ 3.1.1-1
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 77.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01796) | 75.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.15% (0.00148) | 32.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 56.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00176) | 54.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 56.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 32.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.39% (0.01386) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txt x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3785 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-001-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OJS_3.0.0_to_3.1.1-1.txt | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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