CVE-2022-31190: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

August 1, 2022 (updated July 24, 2023)

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-xmlui is a UI component for DSpace. In affected versions metadata on a withdrawn Item is exposed via the XMLUI “mets.xml” object, as long as you know the handle/URL of the withdrawn Item. This vulnerability only impacts the XMLUI. Users are advised to upgrade to version 6.4 or newer.

References

github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/574e25496a40173653ae7d0a49a19ed8e3458606.patch
github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/2451
github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-7w85-pp86-p4pq
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31190

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