What is CVE-2022-24181?

CVE-2022-24181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-24181?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24181 known to be exploited?

15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems

CVE-2022-24181

Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.061 (92.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Public_knowledge_project Open_journal_systems
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24181?: CVE-2022-24181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2022-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-24181?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24181 known to be exploited?: 15 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.