CVE-2025-53622Network attack vector

Arbitrary file read via unchecked SAF paths

Published Jul 15, 2025 · Updated Jul 15, 2025

Path traversal in DSpace before 7.6.4, 8.0 through 8.1, and 9.0 allows attackers to read server files through SAF import. ItemImportServiceImpl processes file paths named in an SAF contents file without resolving and checking their canonical locations against the package root. Exploitation requires a site administrator to import the crafted archive through Batch Import or a system administrator to run the command-line import, exposing files readable by the Tomcat account.

CVSS severity5.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.42%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in DSpace before 7.6.4, 8.0 through 8.1, and 9.0 allows attackers to read server files through SAF import. ItemImportServiceImpl processes file paths named in an SAF contents file without resolving and checking their canonical locations against the package root. Exploitation requires a site administrator to import the crafted archive through Batch Import or a system administrator to run the command-line import, exposing files readable by the Tomcat account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53622
Published
Jul 15, 2025
Updated
Jul 15, 2025
Vendor
DSpace
Product
DSpace
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 7.6.4
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 8.0, < 8.2
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 9.0, < 9.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

DSpace · DSpaceversion=< 7.6.4; version=>= 8.0, < 8.2; version=>= 9.0, < 9.1

Published CVSS scores

5.2GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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