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Vulnerability record · CVE-2011-5196 · published 23 September 2012

CVE-2011-5196: Public knowledge project open journal systems cross-site request forgery vulnerability

Public Knowledge Project · Open Journal Systems

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index/manager/fileUpload in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 2.3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that upload PHP files.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.3% · top 30.0% CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 6 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in index/manager/fileUpload in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 2.3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that upload PHP files.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/77995 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/47330 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18266 Exploit
http://osvdb.org/77995 Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/47330 ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18266 Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2011-5196), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.