CVE-2022-24181

Open Journal Systems vulnerability

CVSS

6.1

EPSS

6.1%

EPSS pct

93th

Exploited

No known

Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.

Affected vendor

Public Knowledge Project

Affected product

Open Journal Systems

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2022-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 6.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-24181

Confirm whether Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-24181.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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