cve/2023/CVE-2023-47271.md

### [CVE-2023-47271](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-47271)
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### Description

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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176255/PKP-WAL-3.4.0-3-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/23

#### Github
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