TI-2022-13229 Aliases CVE-2022-31189 GHSA-c2j7-66m3-r4ff

"Internal System Error" page in DSpace JSPUI prints exceptions and stack traces without sanitization

LOW 31CWE-209Published 2022-08-01 · Updated 2025-04-23

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-209.

Summary

DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. dspace-jspui is a UI component for DSpace. When an "Internal System Error" occurs in the JSPUI, then entire exception (including stack trace) is available. Information in this stacktrace may be useful to an attacker in launching a more sophisticated attack. This vulnerability only impacts the JSPUI. This issue has been fixed in version 6.4. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the display of error messages in their internal.jsp file.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00723 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed DSpace (DSpace): 6.4org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven): 6.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
DSpace	DSpace	4.0 to before 6.4	6.4	Patch available	CNA
—	org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven)	4.0 to before 6.4	6.4	Patch available	GHSA-c2j7-66m3-r4ff

DSpace VendorDSpace Affected 4.0 to before 6.4 Fixed in 6.4 Patch available CNA
org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0 to before 6.4 Fixed in 6.4 Patch available GHSA-c2j7-66m3-r4ff

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace::::::::	after 4.0, before 6.4	Vulnerable	DSpace

cpe:2.3:a:duraspace:dspace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions after 4.0, before 6.4 Vulnerable ·DSpace

Remediation

Fix · CNA DSpace (DSpace) Fixed in 6.4
Fix · GHSA-c2j7-66m3-r4ff org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven) Fixed in 6.4 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-31189
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2j7-66m3-r4ff

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31189

Other 1

https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace

TI-2022-13234 Path traversal vulnerabilities in DSpace JSPUI submission upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2022-13235 Path traversal vulnerability in Simple Archive Format package import in DSpace CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2016-08766 The XMLUI feature in DSpace before 3.6, 4.x before 4.5, and 5.x before 5.5 allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2021-18028 Communities and collections administrators can escalate their privilege up to system administrator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2022-13233 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site in Dspace JSPUI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2022-13232 Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI "Request a Copy" feature CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

See all 8 →

Sources

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