Path Traversal in Duraspace Dspace

CVE-2016-10726

The XMLUI feature in DSpace before 3.6, 4.x before 4.5, and 5.x before 5.5 allows directory traversal via the themes/ path in an attack with two or more arbitrary characters and a colon before a pathname, as demonstrated by a themes/Reference/aa:etc/passwd URI.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10726?
CVE-2016-10726 is a high-severity vulnerability in Duraspace Dspace, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-10726?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10726 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.