CVE-2011-5196 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems (OJS) versions 2.3.6 and earlier, specifically within the index/manager/fileUpload component. This flaw allows remote attackers to hijack an administrator's authenticated session to upload malicious PHP files, potentially leading to remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), the attack requires medium complexity and no authentication, posing a risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog or showing active exploitation, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:public_knowledge_project:open_journal_systems:1.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.