Open Redirect Affecting org.dspace:dspace-jspui package, versions [4.0,5.11) [6.0,6.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGDSPACE-2965582
  • published 2 Aug 2022
  • disclosed 2 Aug 2022
  • credit Johannes Moritz of Ripstech

How to fix?

Upgrade org.dspace:dspace-jspui to version 5.11, 6.4 or higher.

Overview

org.dspace:dspace-jspui is a DSpace JSP Based Webapplication

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Open Redirect via the controlled vocabulary servlet component. Exploiting this vulnerability is possible by crafting a malicious URL that looks like a legitimate DSpace/repository URL, which redirects the target to a site of the attacker's choice when they click it.

Note: This vulnerability does not impact the XMLUI or versions 7.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

7.1 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low
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NVD

6.1 medium