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
- Duraspace Dspace
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
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.