VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-12588

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…

MEDIUM 6.1EPSS 1.60%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.60%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 1.60% probability · 76th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-79
Affected: public knowledge project/open monograph press
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 1.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/omp/commit/bfdcdec64865238163282c5940a6c7896c0977bfPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3805Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-002-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OMP_1.2.0_to_3.1.1-2.txtTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-3-1-1-2-and-omp-3-1-1-3-released/45937Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/xss-vulnerability-alert/45938Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/omp/commit/bfdcdec64865238163282c5940a6c7896c0977bfPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/3805Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://metamorfosec.com/Files/Advisories/METS-2018-002-A_XSS_Vulnerability_in_OMP_1.2.0_to_3.1.1-2.txtTechnical Description, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.