RCE in Sfu Open Journal System
CVE-2019-19909
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.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/5302 (Third Party Advisory)
- pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/ojs_download/ (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/compare/3_1_2-1...3_1_2-2 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19909?
- CVE-2019-19909 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sfu Open Journal System, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-19.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19909?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.