CVE-2021-41189 (GCVE-0-2021-41189)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-29 17:25
Modified
2024-08-04 03:08
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
DSpace DSpace Version: >= 7.0, < 7.1
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