CVE-2022-24181
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.
- Record
CVE-2022-24181- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.
- Record
CVE-2022-24181- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-29092 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.
- Record
EUVD-2022-29092- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3q2f-wr5w-xp3w
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) via Host Header injection in PKP Open Journals System 2.4.8 >= 3.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitary code via the X-Forwarded-Host Header.
- Record
GHSA-3q2f-wr5w-xp3w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PKP Open Journals System 3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) | 2022-04-19 |
| Nuclei | PKP Open Journal Systems 2.4.8-3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting | |
| PoC in GitHub | cyberhawk000/CVE-2022-24181 | 2022-03-22 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-24181 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Public Knowledge Project Open Journal Systems, published April 1, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.08%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.