# CVE-2026-76572: pkp pkp-lib XSLTransformer.php \_transformPHP xml external entity reference

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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: 2026-08-19 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- pkp pkp-lib: 3.3.0-22, 3.4.0-10, 3.5.0-4

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on pkp pkp-lib, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/393037
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/393037/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76572
- https://vuldb.com/submit/878359
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/issues/12977
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/commit/78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/releases/tag/3_5_0-5
- https://github.com/pkp/pkp-lib/

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