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CVE-2018-12588

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12588 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Monograph Press (OMP) versions 1.2.0 through 3.1.1-2. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the "Search field" (catalog.noTitlesSearch parameter) in the searchResults.tpl template. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:L/I:L). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1.2.0, < 3.1.1-3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_monograph_press:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0163 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 26,209 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

forum.pkp.sfu.ca / t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
forum.pkp.sfu.ca / t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938
Vendor Advisory
github.com / pkp/omp/commit/bfdcdec64865238163282c5940a6c7896c0977bf
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3805
ExploitThird Party Advisory
metamorfosec.com / Files/Advisories/METS-2018-002-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OMP_1.2.0_to_3.1.1-2.txt
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory