Head Start security vulnerability

Head Start is a web-based knowledge mapping software open-sourced by Open Knowledge Maps. It is designed to give researchers a head start in literature review hence the name. A security vulnerability exists in the v7 version of Head Start that stems from improper handling of the url parameter in...

CVE-2024-51392

An issue in OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart v7 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the url parameter of the getPDF.php component...

CVE-2024-51392: Improper Input Validation

An issue in OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart v7 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the url parameter of the getPDF.php component...

PT-2025-23180 · Unknown · Openknowledgemaps Head Start

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart version 7 Description: An issue in OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the url parameter of the "getPDF.php" component. Recommendations: For OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart...

CVE-2024-51392

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in OpenKnowledgeMaps Headstart v7 due to improper handling of the url parameter within the getPDF.php component. A remote attacker can exploit this issue to escalate privileges. To mitigate this risk, it is recommended to disable the getPDF.php componen...