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CVE-2023-5626: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/ojs

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository pkp/ojs prior to 3.3.0-16.

Affected products

• Sfu Open Journal System: before 3.3.0-16 — fixed in 3.3.0-16

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sfu Open Journal System 3.3.0-16. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pkp/ojs/commit/99a9f393190383454aa5ddffedffc89596f6c682
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c99279c1-709a-4e7b-a042-010c2bb44d6b
• https://github.com/pkp/ojs/commit/99a9f393190383454aa5ddffedffc89596f6c682
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/c99279c1-709a-4e7b-a042-010c2bb44d6b

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