CVE-2016-10726 json
High severity vulnerability that affects org.dspace:dspace-xmlui
published 2018-07-10 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82 , EUVD-2018-0501
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.dspace:dspace-xmlui 3.6, 4.5, 5.5
- duraspace dspace 3.6, 4.5, 5.5
Exploit prediction
2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.dspace:dspace-xmlui | >=4.0, <4.5 >=5.0, <5.5 <3.6 |
4.5 5.5 3.6 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
jira.duraspace.org
/browse/DS-3094
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
wiki.duraspace.org
/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes
web, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10726
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-10726
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82
- NVD CVE-2016-10726
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