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Version 5.7
DSpace 5.7 was officially released to the public on July 12, 2017.
DSpace 4.8 can be downloaded immediately from:
More information on the 5.7 release (and the 5.x platform in general) can be found in the 5.x Release Notes.
Upgrade instructions can be found at Upgrading DSpace
We highly recommend ALL users of DSpace 5.x upgrade to 5.7
DSpace 5.7 contains security fixes for the XMLUI, JSPUI and REST API. To ensure your 5.x site is secure, we highly recommend ALL DSpace 5.x users upgrade to DSpace 5.7.
DSpace 5.7 upgrade instructions are available at: Upgrading DSpace
Summary
DSpace 5.7 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 5.7 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 5.7.
Major bug fixes include:
Security fixes for both JSPUI and XMLUI:
- [HIGH SEVERITY] Basic (Traditional) Workflow approval process is vulnerable to unauthorized manipulations.(https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3647 - requires a JIRA account to access.)
- Discovered by Pascal Becker (The Library Code / TU Berlin).
- [LOW SEVERITY] DSpace shipped with a version of Apache Commons Configuration that was vulnerable to COLLECTIONS-580 (Deserialization Vulnerability). (https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3520 - requires a JIRA account to access.)
- Discovered by Alan Orth.
- [HIGH SEVERITY] Basic (Traditional) Workflow approval process is vulnerable to unauthorized manipulations.(https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3647 - requires a JIRA account to access.)
- Security fixes for REST API:
- [HIGH SEVERITY] A user with submit permissions can bypass workflow approvals by depositing via REST API.(https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3281 - requires a JIRA account to access.)
- Discovered by Emilio Lorenzo.
- [HIGH SEVERITY] A user with submit permissions can bypass workflow approvals by depositing via REST API.(https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-3281 - requires a JIRA account to access.)
- XMLUI bug fixes:
- JSPUI bug fixes
- READ access rights not being respected on Collection homepage: DS-3441
- Solr Statistics fixes:
- AIP Backup and Restore fixes:
- Failed AIP imports left files in assetstore: DS-2227
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 5.7, 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 first fixed in DSpace 5.4.
No new features in DSpace 5.7
5.7 is a bug-fix and security-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 5.7.
Organizational Details
Release Coordination
- Release Coordinator: Committers Team (shared coordination)
Timeline and Proceeding
Release Timeline:
- Release Date: July 12, 2017