DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. From versions 8.0-rc1 to before 8.4, 9.0-rc1 to before 9.3, and 10-rc1 to before 10.0, a path traversal vulnerability is possible via the COAR Notify / LDN service in DSpace. The attacker MUST already have DSpace administrator credentials in order to perform the attack. When reading a file input stream of an "inbound pattern" / "template", used to generate an LDN message, the LDN class does not check for path traversal or restrict the templates to a known base path. This could allow an untrusted file from elsewhere in the file system (e.g. an export log, a bitstream path, a temporary file) to be read and interpreted as an Apache Velocity template. This issue has been patched in versions 8.4, 9.3, and 10.0.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-9qm4-rh6w-pq5x | DSpace: Path Traversal is possible through LDN message generation |
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History
Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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| Description | DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. From versions 8.0-rc1 to before 8.4, 9.0-rc1 to before 9.3, and 10-rc1 to before 10.0, a path traversal vulnerability is possible via the COAR Notify / LDN service in DSpace. The attacker MUST already have DSpace administrator credentials in order to perform the attack. When reading a file input stream of an "inbound pattern" / "template", used to generate an LDN message, the LDN class does not check for path traversal or restrict the templates to a known base path. This could allow an untrusted file from elsewhere in the file system (e.g. an export log, a bitstream path, a temporary file) to be read and interpreted as an Apache Velocity template. This issue has been patched in versions 8.4, 9.3, and 10.0. | |
| Title | DSpace: Path Traversal possible in LDN message generation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-02T17:42:09.238Z
Reserved: 2026-06-01T18:50:36.056Z
Link: CVE-2026-49833
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-02T18:19:32.980
Modified: 2026-09-02T18:19:32.980
Link: CVE-2026-49833
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-03T11:30:03Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA