CVE-2012-1468 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Open Journal Systems (OJS) versions prior to 2.3.7. This flaw allows authenticated users with the Author Role to upload malicious files with executable extensions (e.g., .pHp, .asp) that are not explicitly .php, bypassing security controls. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.0, indicating a medium severity, as it requires authentication and medium attack complexity but can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pkp:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.