CVE-2021-41189

Public Exploit
Communities and collections administrators can escalate their privilege up to system administrator

Description

DSpace is an open source turnkey repository application. In version 7.0, any community or collection administrator can escalate their permission up to become system administrator. This vulnerability only exists in 7.0 and does not impact 6.x or below. This issue is patched in version 7.1. As a workaround, users of 7.0 may temporarily disable the ability for community or collection administrators to manage permissions or workflows settings.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
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Affected: DSpace DSpace
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 third party advisory
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/7928 third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/277b499a5cd3a4f5eb2370513a1b7e4ec2a6e041 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c3bea16ab911606e15ae96c97a1575e1ffb14f8a third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41189?
CVE-2021-41189 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41189?
To fix CVE-2021-41189, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-41189 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-41189 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-41189?
CVE-2021-41189 affects DSpace DSpace.
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