Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-41189
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.
Products affected by CVE-2021-41189
- cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-41189
0.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-41189
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.0
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.0
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.2
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
7.2
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.2
|
5.9
|
GitHub, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-41189
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The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2021-41189
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/277b499a5cd3a4f5eb2370513a1b7e4ec2a6e041
Fix for GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 · DSpace/DSpace@277b499 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8
Communities and collections administrators can escalate their privilege up to system administrator · Advisory · DSpace/DSpace · GitHubThird Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/7928
REST service returns wrong object for the "Anonymous" group · Issue #7928 · DSpace/DSpace · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c3bea16ab911606e15ae96c97a1575e1ffb14f8a
Merge pull request from GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 · DSpace/DSpace@c3bea16 · GitHubPatch;Third Party Advisory
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