HIGH
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
Published Jul 10, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.89%
Description
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.89% 0.02892
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02892
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.89% (0.02892) | 86.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.86% (0.02856) | 84.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.73% (0.00735) | 71.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 59.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00203) | 58.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 68.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 14, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 64.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00409) | 70.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.56% (0.00555) | 74.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.60% (0.00603) | 75.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 70.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82 Advisory
- https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10726
- https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4m9r-5gqp-7j82 | Advisory | |
| https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10726 | ||
| https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 10, 2018
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2018
Link CVE-2016-10726
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-4M9R-5GQP-7J82 Updated n/a