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)
EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Sfu Open_journal_system
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.