VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-41189
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability2.06%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-10-29
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- security-advisories@github.com: CWE-863
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-863
Primary references
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- security-advisories@github.com — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory