GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — High severity vulnerability that affects org.dspace:dspace-xmlui
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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2016-10726 is rated Moderate Risk (62/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.86%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.31% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.54% | 2.86% | +2.31% |
| 2 | 2026-05-04 | 0.27% | 0.54% | +0.28% |
| 3 | 2026-03-28 | — | 0.27% | — |
Full EPSS history (15 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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3.9 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — High severity vulnerability that affects org.dspace:dspace-xmlui
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes | Vendor Advisory |