CVE-2024-24512Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via stored publication subtitle

Published Mar 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 15, 2024

Stored XSS in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 3.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a publication subtitle. The publication subtitle form stores attacker-supplied markup and later renders it as active browser content when the publication is reopened. The documented path requires administrative access to plant the payload; subsequent viewing runs script in the viewer's OJS origin.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 3.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute script via a publication subtitle. The publication subtitle form stores attacker-supplied markup and later renders it as active browser content when the publication is reopened. The documented path requires administrative access to plant the payload; subsequent viewing runs script in the viewer's OJS origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-24512
Published
Mar 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 15, 2024
Vendor
Public Knowledge Project
Product
Open Journal Systems
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Public Knowledge Project · Open Journal Systemsversion=3.4

Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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