High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10726
CVE-2016-10726
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.dspace:dspace-xmluiMaven | >= 4.0, < 4.5 | 4.5 |
org.dspace:dspace-xmluiMaven | >= 5.0, < 5.5 | 5.5 |
org.dspace:dspace-xmluiMaven | < 3.6 | 3.6 |
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References
5- jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094nvdPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10726ghsaADVISORY
- wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+NotesnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
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