Hi Tim,

Is there a timeline for the release of 7.6.2? My institution is looking to 
upgrade to 7.6, but we would prefer to migrate to a secure version of 
DSpace. 

Kind regards,

Priscilla

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 9:41:20 AM UTC-4 Tim Donohue wrote:

> All,
>
> A new DSpace 7 security advisory has been released.
>
> *CVE-2024-38364 : Cross Site Scripting (XSS) possible via a deposited 
> HTML/XML document with embedded JavaScript*
> https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/security/advisories/GHSA-94cc-xjxr-pwvf
>
>
>    - *Severity: Low*
>    - *Impacts versions 7.0 through 7.6.1* only (1.x - 6.x are not 
>    affected)
>    - *Fixed in 8.0 and 7.6.2* *(coming soon)*
>    - Workarounds / patches are available for all 7.x releases (see linked 
>    advisory above for all the details)
>    
>
> *We recommend that all DSpace 7.x sites immediately apply patches or 
> upgrade.  * Sites which allow for unmonitored submissions (i.e. allowing 
> items to go public * without* any workflow approval) are more likely to 
> be vulnerable. The attacker *must already have submitter privileges *in 
> your DSpace repository. CORS and CSRF protections built into DSpace 7 help 
> limit the impact of the attack.
>
> If you have any questions about this security advisory, please email 
> [email protected]. This email address sends a private email to all 
> DSpace Committers.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Tim Donohue, on behalf of the DSpace Committers
>
> *--*
>
> *Tim Donohue* (he/him)
>
> Technical Lead, DSpace
>
> [email protected]
>
> Lyrasis.org <https://www.lyrasis.org/> | DSpace.org <http://dspace.org>
>
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