Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 6, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1468
CVE-2012-1468
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Open Journal Systems before 2.3.7 allows remote authenticated users with the Author Role permission to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension that is not ".php", then accessing it via a direct request to the file in submission/original/ in the associated article directory, as demonstrated using .pHp, .asp, and other extensions.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:pkp:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:pkp:open_journal_systems:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.3.6
- (no CPE)range: <2.3.7
Patches
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References
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