CVE-2018-12229

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System ...

6.1 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System (OJS) 3.0.0 to 3.1.1-1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the templates/frontend/pages/search.tpl parameter (aka the By Author field).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.77%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2018-12229
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-12229
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-4207 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-4207
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf37-6324-4rfx 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Journal System ...

Record: GHSA-xf37-6324-4rfx
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2018-12229
CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sfu open journal system

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-12229 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Sfu Open Journal System, published June 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.77%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.