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Version 5.5
DSpace 5.5 was officially released to the public on March 21, 2016.
DSpace 5.5 can be downloaded immediately from:
More information on the 5.5 release (and the 5.x platform in general) can be found in the 5.x Release Notes
We highly recommend ALL users of DSpace 5.x (or below) upgrade to 5.5
DSpace 5.5 contains security fixes for both the XMLUI and JSPUI. To ensure your 5.x site is secure, we highly recommend ALL DSpace 5.x users upgrade to DSpace 5.5.
Summary
DSpace 5.5 is a security & bug fix release to resolve several issues located in previous 5.x releases. As it only provides only bug/security fixes, DSpace 5.5 should constitute an easy upgrade from DSpace 5.x for most users. No database changes or additional configuration changes should be necessary when upgrading from DSpace 5.x to 5.5.
Major bug fixes include:
- XMLUI security fixes:
- [HIGH SEVERITY] The XMLUI "themes/" path is vulnerable to a full directory traversal. (DS-3094 - requires a JIRA account to access.) This means that ANY files on your system which are readable to the Tomcat user account may be publicly accessed via your DSpace website.
- [HIGH SEVERITY] The XMLUI "themes/" path is vulnerable to a full directory traversal. (DS-3094 - requires a JIRA account to access.) This means that ANY files on your system which are readable to the Tomcat user account may be publicly accessed via your DSpace website.
- JSPUI security fixes:
- REST fixes
- Fixed the "/handle" endpoint (DS-2936)
- Configuration Fixes
- Minor fixes to the Mirage 2 XMLUI theme
- Ensured printing the item page doesn't include bitstream URLs (DS-2893)
- Ensured printing the item page doesn't include bitstream URLs (DS-2893)
In addition, this release fixes a variety of minor bugs in the 5.x releases. For more information, see the Changes section below.
Upgrade Instructions
- For upgrade instructions from ANY PRIOR VERSION to 5.5, please see Upgrading DSpace
- When upgrading from any 5.x version, if you're reusing your 5.x configuration, make sure to change all instances of Filter attribute "red" to "ref" (e.g. <Filter red="exampleFilter" /> to <Filter ref="exampleFilter" />) in [dspace]/config/crosswalks/oai/oai.xml. "red" was a temporary workaround for a bug (xoai issue #32), which was fixed in DSpace 5.4.
No new features in DSpace 5.5
5.5 is a bug-fix release. This means it includes no new features and only includes the above listed fixes.
For a list of all new 5.x Features, please visit the 5.x Release Notes.
Changes
The following bug fixes were released in 5.4.
Organizational Details
Release Coordination
- Release Coordinator: Committers Team (shared coordination)
Timeline and Proceeding
Release Timeline:
- Release Date: March 21, 2016