CVE-2024-25438Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Stored XSS via unneutralized discussion subject

Published Mar 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 15, 2024

Stored cross-site scripting in the Submission module of Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 3.3 allows attackers to run web scripts. The Add Discussion handler stores a crafted HTML payload from the Subject input without neutralizing it before the value is rendered later. The published demonstration uses an administrator session, and execution requires another user to open the saved discussion, exposing that user's browser session to attacker-controlled script behavior.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in the Submission module of Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems 3.3 allows attackers to run web scripts. The Add Discussion handler stores a crafted HTML payload from the Subject input without neutralizing it before the value is rendered later. The published demonstration uses an administrator session, and execution requires another user to open the saved discussion, exposing that user's browser session to attacker-controlled script behavior.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-25438
Published
Mar 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 15, 2024
Vendor
Public Knowledge Project
Product
Open Journal Systems
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

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=3.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Public Knowledge Project · Open Journal Systemsversion=3.3

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 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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