CVE-2019-19909 json
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.
published 2019-12-19 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-9501
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
References
-
github.com
/pkp/pkp-lib/compare/3_1_2-1...3_1_2-2
patch, third-party-advisory
-
pkp.sfu.ca
/ojs/ojs_download/
vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/5302
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-19909
- NVD CVE-2019-19909
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