CVE-2022-31192 — DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable a

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. The JSPUI "Request a Copy" feature does not properly escape values submitted and stored from the "Request a Copy&q

01What is this vulnerability?

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. The JSPUI "Request a Copy" feature does not properly escape values submitted and stored from the "Request a Copy" form. This means that item requests could be vulnerable to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
DSpace	DSpace	>= 6.0, < 6.4, >= 4.0, < 5.11

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2022-08-01T20:30:36.000Z
• Last modified: 2025-04-23T17:55:14.797Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/f7758457b7ec3489d525e39aa753cc70809d9ad9
• github.com — https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-4wm8-c2vv-xrpq
• github.com — https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/28eb8158210d41168a62ed5f9e044f754513bc37