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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.