Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in pkp/pkp-lib
CVE-2023-5898

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Pkp

Status
Pkp/pkp-lib
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 November 2023

What is CVE-2023-5898?

A Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability exists in the PKP Lib GitHub repository, which can be exploited if prior versions (before 3.3.0-16) are in use. If successfully attacked, an adversary could trick a logged-in user to perform unintended actions on the web application without their consent. This could lead to unauthorized changes in user data or configurations. Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

pkp/pkp-lib < 3.3.0-16

References

https://huntr.com/bounties/19801d12-b8ad-45e7-86e1-8f0230...
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/01feef7a9392d314bf7...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

CVSS V3.0

Score:
3.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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