CVE-2023-47271: Sfu Pkp Web Application Library

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

PKP-WAL (aka PKP Web Application Library or pkp-lib) before 3.3.0-16, as used in Open Journal Systems (OJS) and other products, does not verify that the file named in an XML document (used for the native import/export plugin) is an image file, before trying to use it for an issue cover image.

Affected products

• Sfu Pkp Web Application Library: before 3.3.0-16 (fixed in 3.3.0-16)

Published 2023-11-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.