Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools
CVE-2022-31191

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Dspace

Status
Dspace
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 August 2022

What is CVE-2022-31191?

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. The JSPUI spellcheck "Did you mean" HTML escapes the data-spell attribute in the link, but not the actual displayed text. Similarly, the JSPUI autocomplete HTML does not properly escape text passed to it. Both are vulnerable to XSS. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

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Affected Version(s)

DSpace >= 6.0, < 6.4 < 6.0, 6.4

DSpace >= 4.0, < 5.11 < 4.0, 5.11

References

https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA...
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/35030a23e48b5946f...
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/6f75bb084ab1937d0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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