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CVE-2022-26616

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

PKP Vendor Open Journal System v2.4.8 to v3.3.8 allows attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted HTTP headers.

Affected products

• Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems: from 2.4.8 before 3.3.0-9 — fixed in 3.3.0-9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 3.3.0-9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-ops-3-3-0-9-released/72236
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649
• https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-ops-3-3-0-9-released/72236
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649

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