CVE-2018-12588

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/frontend/pages/searchResults.tpl in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Monograph Press (OMP) v1.2.0 through 3.1.1-2 before 3.1.1-3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the catalog.noTitlesSearch parameter (aka the Search field).

Affected products

Public Knowledge Project Open Monograph Press: from 1.2.0 before 3.1.1-3 — fixed in 3.1.1-3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Public Knowledge Project Open Monograph Press 3.1.1-3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938
https://github.com/pkp/omp/commit/bfdcdec64865238163282c5940a6c7896c0977bf
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3805
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-002-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OMP_1.2.0_to_3.1.1-2.txt
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938
https://github.com/pkp/omp/commit/bfdcdec64865238163282c5940a6c7896c0977bf
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3805
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-002-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OMP_1.2.0_to_3.1.1-2.txt

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