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CVE-2022-31191

Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools

7.1 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.81%Down 0.1 points since Aug 2, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools

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.

Record
CVE-2022-31191
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6531 7.1

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.

Record
EUVD-2022-6531
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8 7.1

JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting

Impact

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.

This vulnerability does NOT impact the XMLUI or 7.x.

Patches

DSpace 6.x:

DSpace 5.x:

Apply the patch to your DSpace

If at all possible, we recommend upgrading your DSpace site based on the upgrade instructions. However, if you are unable to do so, you can manually apply the above patches as follows:

  1. Download the appropriate patch file to the machine where DSpace is running
  2. From the [dspace-src] folder, apply the patch, e.g. git apply [name-of-file].patch
  3. Now, update your DSpace site (based loosely on the Upgrade instructions). This generally involves three steps:
    1. Rebuild DSpace, e.g. mvn -U clean package (This will recompile all DSpace code)
    2. Redeploy DSpace, e.g. ant update (This will copy all updated WARs / configs to your installation directory). Depending on your setup you also may need to copy the updated WARs over to your Tomcat webapps folder.
    3. Restart Tomcat

References

Discovered & reported by Hassan Bhuiyan (Brunel University London)

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.1

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.

Record
CVE-2022-31191
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.1

Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools

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.

Record
CVE-2022-31191
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8 7.1

JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting

Impact

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.

This vulnerability does NOT impact the XMLUI or 7.x.

Patches

DSpace 6.x:

DSpace 5.x:

Apply the patch to your DSpace

If at all possible, we recommend upgrading your DSpace site based on the upgrade instructions. However, if you are unable to do so, you can manually apply the above patches as follows:

  1. Download the appropriate patch file to the machine where DSpace is running
  2. From the [dspace-src] folder, apply the patch, e.g. git apply [name-of-file].patch
  3. Now, update your DSpace site (based loosely on the Upgrade instructions). This generally involves three steps:
    1. Rebuild DSpace, e.g. mvn -U clean package (This will recompile all DSpace code)
    2. Redeploy DSpace, e.g. ant update (This will copy all updated WARs / configs to your installation directory). Depending on your setup you also may need to copy the updated WARs over to your Tomcat webapps folder.
    3. Restart Tomcat

References

Discovered & reported by Hassan Bhuiyan (Brunel University London)

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8
CVSS 3.1
7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.dspace:dspace-jspui
Maven
 4.0 up to 5.11
5.11
org.dspace:dspace-jspui
Maven
 6.0 up to 6.4
6.4
org.dspace:dspace-jspui
Maven
 4.0 up to 5.11, plus listed versions
4.14.24.34.44.5
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4.64.74.84.95.05.0-rc15.0-rc25.0-rc35.15.105.25.35.45.55.65.75.85.9
5.11
org.dspace:dspace-jspui
Maven
 6.0 up to 6.4, plus listed versions
6.16.26.3
6.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-31191 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Dspace, published August 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.dspace:dspace-jspui 5.11.

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