Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in DSpace - CVE-2021-41189
Published: November 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57874
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41189
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Affected software
DSpace
How to mitigate CVE-2021-41189
Install updates from vendor's website.
DSpace - update to 7.1