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CVE-2023-5889: Insufficient Session Expiration in pkp/pkp-lib

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-11-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-613

Description

Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0-16.

Affected products

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

How to fix

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

References

• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/32d071ef2090fc336bc17d56a86d1dff90c26f0b
• https://huntr.com/bounties/fba2991a-1b8a-4c89-9689-d708526928e1
• https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/32d071ef2090fc336bc17d56a86d1dff90c26f0b
• https://huntr.com/bounties/fba2991a-1b8a-4c89-9689-d708526928e1

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