CVE-2022-31194

Path traversal vulnerabilities in DSpace JSPUI submission upload

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: August 1, 2022 at 08:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:45 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDspaceDSpace

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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 resumable upload implementations in SubmissionController and FileUploadRequest are vulnerable to multiple path traversal attacks, allowing an attacker to create files/directories anywhere on the server writable by the Tomcat/DSpace user, by modifying some request parameters during submission. This path traversal can only be executed by a user with special privileges (submitter rights). This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds. However, this vulnerability cannot be exploited by an anonymous user or a basic user. The user must first have submitter privileges to at least one Collection and be able to determine how to modify the request parameters to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.106.0 < v < 6.4
Affected range stops below 6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.11v < 6.4
Affected range stops below 5.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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