CVE-2018-12588

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/frontend/pages/searchResults.tpl in Public...

6.1 Medium

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/frontend/pages/searchResults.tpl in Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Open Monograph Press (OMP) v1.2.0 through 3.1.1-2 before 3.1.1-3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the catalog.noTitlesSearch parameter (aka the Search 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

1.60%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2018-12588
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-2018-12588
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-4547 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-4547
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jp2-q7jr-92wr 6.1

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in templates/frontend/pages/searchResults.tpl in Public...

Record: GHSA-5jp2-q7jr-92wr
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-2018-12588
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

public knowledge project open monograph press

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-2018-12588 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Public Knowledge Project Open Monograph Press, published June 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.60%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.