XMLUI's metadata of withdrawn Items is exposed to anonymous users
CVE-2022-31190 · GHSA-7w85-pp86-p4pq
- Affected
- Maven org.dspace:dspace-xmlui >= 4.0, <= 6.3
- Fixed in
- 6.4· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Impact Metadata on a withdrawn Item is exposed via the XMLUI "mets.xml" object, as long as you know the handle/URL of the withdrawn Item.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. However, this vulnerability is very low severity as Item metadata does not tend to contain highly secure or sensitive information. This vulnerability does NOT impact the JSPUI or 7.x. Patches Because of the low severity of this security issue, it requires updating to 6.4 to resolve. No patch is available for 5.x or below. DSpace 6.x: Fixed in 6.4 via #2451 6.x patch file: https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/574e25496a40173653ae7d0a49a19ed8e3458606.patch (may be applied manually if an immediate upgrade to 6.4 or above is not possible) Apply the patch to your DSpace If at all possible, we recommend upgrading your DSpace site based on the upgrade instructions. However, if you are unable to do so, you can manually apply the above patches as follows: 1. Download the appropriate patch file to the machine…
Recommended action: Upgrade to 6.4 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.