# CVE-2023-6671: Cross-Site Request Forgery on OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS

> Attackers can force authenticated users to perform unwanted actions in Open Journal Systems via Cross-Site Request Forgery.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6vmx-c8gx-w58g

## What is CVE-2023-6671?

CVE-2023-6671 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS, published on 11 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been discovered on OJS, that consists in a CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) attack that forces an end user to execute unwanted actions on a web application in which they're currently authenticated.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6671?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openjournalsystems Open Journal Systems.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6671?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6671 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6671 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6671 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6671 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS, published on 11 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6671 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OPEN JOURNAL SYSTEMS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6671/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6671/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6671
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6671
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6671

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6671/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.