CVE-2022-24181

Description

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

PKP Open Journals System 3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) EDB-50881 · webapps · Apr 19, 2022

GitHub 1 repository

cyberhawk000/CVE-2022-24181 ★ 0 · Mar 22, 2022

XSS via Host Header injection and Steal Password Reset Token of another user

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

PKP Open Journal Systems 2.4.8-3.3 - Cross-Site Scripting http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-24181.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References

https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/7649