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PKP Open Journal Systems through 3.5.0-5 Cross-Journal Subscription IDOR via updateSubscription

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

PKP Open Journal Systems through 3.5.0-5 contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability that allows journal or subscription managers to access other journals' subscriptions by supplying arbitrary subscription ids. Attackers can enumerate sequential ids through editSubscription to view subscriber details and use updateSubscription to reassign subscriptions to their own journal, revoking victims' access.

Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗

CVE-2026-111609

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-111609

Open Journal Systems

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "repo": "https://github.com/pkp/ojs",
    "vendor": "PKP",
    "product": "Open Journal Systems",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "custom",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "3.5.0-5"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/pkp/ojs",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-111609

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#45048 · Revision 1
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