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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-24181 · published 1 April 2022

CVE-2022-24181: Public knowledge project open journal systems cross-site scripting vulnerability

Public Knowledge Project · Open Journal Systems

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.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 6.1% · top 6.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
6.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-24181), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.