FKIE_CVE-2012-1468

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-09-06 21:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:39
Severity
Summary
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allows remote authenticated users with the Author Role permission to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension that is not ".php", then accessing it via a direct request to the file in submission/original/ in the associated article directory, as demonstrated using .pHp, .asp, and other extensions.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE-2.3.7
cve@mitre.orghttp://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23079Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/RELEASE-2.3.7
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://pkp.sfu.ca/support/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=8431
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23079Exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pkp open_journal_systems *
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