Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-61190 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in DSpace JSPUI 6.5 search/discover filtering. An attacker could trick a user into opening a crafted link, causing script to run in that user’s browser. Business impact is mainly account/session risk and content manipulation, not server takeover.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority web application issue. It is not currently documented as actively exploited in the provided sources, but public-facing institutional repositories can be attractive targets. Prioritize confirmation of DSpace JSPUI 6.5 exposure and apply vendor-supported remediation when available.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper sanitization of user input in the filter_type_1 parameter within DSpace JSPUI 6.5 search/discover filtering. It is classified as CWE-79 with CVSS 3.1 score 6.1: network reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Organizations running DSpace JSPUI 6.5 with the JSPUI search/discover filtering feature exposed to users are the likely affected population. The CVE metadata does not provide normalized vendor, product, version, or CPE entries, so inventory confirmation must rely on local application/version checks and vendor project records.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as a victim visiting a maliciously crafted link. Successful abuse could execute attacker-controlled script in the browser context of the affected DSpace site.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and a public reference. The CVE states DSpace JSPUI 6.5 and parameter filter_type_1, but structured affected-product fields are empty. No patch, workaround, or exploit-in-the-wild claim is provided in the source bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any DSpace JSPUI 6.5 deployments, especially public-facing repositories.
- Check official DSpace project guidance for fixed versions or recommended mitigations.
- Restrict exposure if the JSPUI interface is not required publicly.
- Review web application controls for reflected XSS filtering and output encoding support.
- Educate administrators not to follow untrusted DSpace search links until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether JSPUI, not only XMLUI or other interfaces, is enabled.
- Verify the deployed DSpace version and search/discover configuration.
- Review access logs for unusual search/discover requests using filter_type_1.
- Use safe application testing to confirm input is encoded, not executed.
- Document findings against CVE-2025-61190 and track vendor remediation status.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gist.github.com/MerttTuran/9cf7de549749fe3ef7ce08d65e3540bdCVE reference, mitre
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.