CVE-2021-41189
DSpace Permission Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 29, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 3, 2021, 12:47 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
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-2021-41189.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/277b499a5cd3a4f5eb2370513a1b7e4ec2a6e041 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c3bea16ab911606e15ae96c97a1575e1ffb14f8a | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/7928 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 | Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/277b499a5cd3a4f5eb2370513a1b7e4ec2a6e041 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/277b499a5cd3a4f5eb2370513a1b7e4ec2a6e041 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c3bea16ab911606e15ae96c97a1575e1ffb14f8a No Types Assigned https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c3bea16ab911606e15ae96c97a1575e1ffb14f8a Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/7928 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/issues/7928 Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-cf2j-vf36-c6w8 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-863 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-41189 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-2021-41189
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} 0.08%
score
0.69562
percentile