CVE-2023-5891 (GCVE-0-2023-5891)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-27 20:38
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Summary
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in GitHub repository pkp/pkp-lib prior to 3.3.0-16.
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Vendor Product Version
pkp pkp/pkp-lib Affected: unspecified , < 3.3.0-16 (custom)
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