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CVE-2019-19909 (GCVE-0-2019-19909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-12-19 18:07 – Updated: 2024-08-05 02:32
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Summary
An issue was discovered in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) pkp-lib before 3.1.2-2, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) before 3.1.2-2. Code injection can occur in the OJS report generator if an authenticated Journal Manager user visits a crafted URL, because unserialize is used.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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