# CVE-2022-31191: Cross Site Scripting possible in DSpace JSPUI spellcheck and autocomplete tools

- Also known as: GHSA-C558-5GFM-P2R8
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.4, 5.11
- Published: 2022-08-01 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- DSpace: from 6.0, fixed in 6.4; from 4.0, fixed in 5.11
- org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven): from 4.0, fixed in 5.11
- org.dspace:dspace-jspui (Maven): from 6.0, fixed in 6.4

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DSpace, org.dspace:dspace-jspui, upgrade to a fixed version (6.4, 5.11) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-c558-5gfm-p2r8
- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/35030a23e48b5946f5853332c797e1c4adea7bb7
- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/6f75bb084ab1937d094208c55cd84340040bcbb5
- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/c89e493e517b424dea6175caba54e91d3847fc3a
- https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/commit/ebb83a75234d3de9be129464013e998dc929b68d

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