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 "Request a Copy" feature does not properly escape values submitted and stored from the "Request a Copy" form. This means that item requests could be vulnerable to XSS attacks. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Remediation
References
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/28eb8158210d41168a62ed5f9e044f754513bc37
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/f7758457b7ec3489d525e39aa753cc70809d9ad9
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-4wm8-c2vv-xrpq
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