CVE-2024-38364: DSpace Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via a deposited HTML/XML document

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-26 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

DSpace is an open source software is a turnkey repository application used by more than 2,000 organizations and institutions worldwide to provide durable access to digital resources. In DSpace 7.0 through 7.6.1, when an HTML, XML or JavaScript Bitstream is downloaded, the user's browser may execute any embedded JavaScript. If that embedded JavaScript is malicious, there is a risk of an XSS attack. This vulnerability has been patched in version 7.6.2.

Affected products

DSpace: from 7.0, < 7.6.2

References

https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/f1059b4340857cca3dc4c45b1ebbadce6bb61c0b
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/8891
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9638
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-94cc-xjxr-pwvf
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/f1059b4340857cca3dc4c45b1ebbadce6bb61c0b
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/8891
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/pull/9638
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-94cc-xjxr-pwvf

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