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Welcome to Release 4.6, a security release for the DSpace 4.x platform. For information on upgrading to DSpace 4, please see Upgrading DSpace.
4.6 Release Notes
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DSpace 4.7 contain security fix for both the XMLUI and JSPUI. To ensure your 4.x site is secure, we highly recommend ALL DSpace 4.x users upgrade to DSpace 4.7. DSpace 4.7 upgrade instructions are available at: Upgrading DSpace |
DSpace 4.7 is a security fix release to resolve an issue located in DSpace 4.x XMLUI and JSPUI. As it only provides a security-fix, DSpace 4.7 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 4.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 4.x to 4.7.
This release addresses the following security issues discovered in DSpace 4.x and below:
- JSPUI security fix:
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] Any registered user can modify inprogress submission. (DS-2895 - requires a JIRA account to access)
- Reported by Andrea Bollini (4Science)
- Reported by Andrea Bollini (4Science)
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] Any registered user can modify inprogress submission. (DS-2895 - requires a JIRA account to access)
- JSPUI, XMLUI, REST security fix:
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] Bitstreams of embargoed and/or withdrawn items can be accessed by anyone (DS-3097 - requires a JIRA account to access)
- Reported by Franziska Ackermann
- Reported by Franziska Ackermann
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] Bitstreams of embargoed and/or withdrawn items can be accessed by anyone (DS-3097 - requires a JIRA account to access)
In addition, this release fixes minor bugs in the 4.x releases. For more information, see the Changes in 4.x page.
4.6 Release Notes
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DSpace 4.6 contain security fix for both the XMLUI and JSPUI. To ensure your 4.x site is secure, we highly recommend ALL DSpace 4.x users upgrade to DSpace 4.6. DSpace 4.6 upgrade instructions are available at: Upgrading DSpace |
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- security fix:
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in pdfbox. (DS-3309 - requires a JIRA account to access)
- Reported by Seth Robbins
- Reported by Seth Robbins
- [MEDIUM SEVERITY] XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in pdfbox. (DS-3309 - requires a JIRA account to access)
- other fixes:
- It was not possible to send mails using an ssl secured connection to the mail server (DS-2702)
In addition, this release fixes minor bugs in the 4.x releases. For more information, see the Changes in 4.x page.
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