7.5
HIGH
CVE-2016-10726
"DSpace XMLUI Directory Traversal Vulnerability"
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.

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Published Date :

July 10, 2018, 11:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:44 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-10726 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-10726 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Duraspace dspace
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-10726.

URL Resource
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
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

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Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-10726 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-10726 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5
    Added Reference https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094
    Added Reference https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/releases/tag/dspace-5.5 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes No Types Assigned https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC5x/Release+Notes Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 No Types Assigned https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3094 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 up to (excluding) 4.5 *cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0 up to (excluding) 5.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10726 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10726 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} -0.01%

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0.54907

percentile

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