CVE-2023-47271

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML document (used for the native import/export plugin) is an image file, before trying to use it for an issue cover image.

Affected products

Sfu Pkp Web Application Library: before 3.3.0-16 — fixed in 3.3.0-16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sfu Pkp Web Application Library 3.3.0-16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/9464

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