CVE-2022-31191

Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools

Published Aug 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. The JSPUI spellcheck "Did you mean" HTML escapes the data-spell attribute in the link, but not the actual displayed text. Similarly, the JSPUI autocomplete HTML does not properly escape text passed to it. Both are vulnerable to XSS. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-6531 DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. The JSPUI spellcheck "Did you mean" HTML escapes the data-spell attribute in the link, but not the actual displayed text. Similarly, the JSPUI autocomplete HTML does not properly escape text passed to it. Both are vulnerable to XSS. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8 JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2025, 5:55 PM
Reserved
May 18, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 1, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:44 AM