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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-26616 · published 4 April 2022

CVE-2022-26616: Public knowledge project open journal systems cross-site scripting vulnerability

Public Knowledge Project · Open Journal Systems

PKP Vendor Open Journal System v2.4.8 to v3.3.8 allows attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted HTTP headers.

6.1 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.0% · top 38.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
6.1CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.3
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

PKP Vendor Open Journal System v2.4.8 to v3.3.8 allows attackers to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via crafted HTTP headers.

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://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-ops-3-3-0-9-released/72236 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-omp-ops-3-3-0-9-released/72236 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649 Issue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-26616), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.