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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 (Third Party Advisory)
- wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes (Vendor Advisory)
- jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 (Patch, 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.