CVE-2026-76572

Published: Ago 19, 2026 Last Modified: Ago 19, 2026
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Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 5,1
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
MEDIUM 4,7
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: high
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
MEDIUM 5,8
Access Vector: network
Access Complexity: low
Authentication: multiple
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial

Description

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A vulnerability was detected in pkp pkp-lib up to 3.3.0-22/3.4.0-10/3.5.0-4. The affected element is the function _transformPHP of the file classes/xslt/XSLTransformer.php. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.0-23, 3.4.0-11 and 3.5.0-5 is sufficient to fix this issue. The patch is identified as 78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

610

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Access Control
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Modify Application Data Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
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611

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

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Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality Integrity Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data Read Files Or Directories Bypass Protection Mechanism Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu) Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Applicable Platforms
Languages: Not Language-Specific, XML
Technologies: Not Technology-Specific, Web Based
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https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/12977
https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/releases/tag/3_5_0-5
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76572
https://vuldb.com/submit/878359
https://vuldb.com/vuln/393037
https://vuldb.com/vuln/393037/cti