Medium severity · published Aug 1, 2022
CVE-2022-31192
Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI "Request a Copy" feature
6.1
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 "Request a Copy" feature does not properly escape values submitted and stored from the "Request a Copy" form. This means that item requests could be vulnerable to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DS
DSpace · DSpace
>= 6.0, < 6.4; >= 4.0, < 5.11 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31192
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-31192
Patch
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/28eb8158210d41168a62ed5f9e044f754513bc37
Patch
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/f7758457b7ec3489d525e39aa753cc70809d9ad9
Patch
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-4wm8-c2vv-xrpq
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