CVE-2025-53622: DSpace is vulnerable to Path Traversal attacks when importing packages using Simple Archive Format

CVE-2025-53622 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-07-15

DSpace is vulnerable to Path Traversal attacks when importing packages using Simple Archive Format

Technologies: org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-53622 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-53622 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-53622?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 15 July 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.6.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-53622?
Yes. org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven): upgrade to 7.6.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-53622?
Check whether you run org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven): upgrade to 7.6.4 or later
    # set org.dspace:dspace-api to 7.6.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.dspace:dspace-api (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=7.6.4

Identifiers

  • CVE-2025-53622
  • GHSA-vhvx-8xgc-99wf

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