CVE-2025-53621: DSpace open source software is a repository application which provides durable access to digital resources. Two related

DSpace, an open-source application for storing and accessing digital files, has a vulnerability in versions before 7.6.4, 8.2, and 9.1 where it doesn't properly disable XML External Entity (XXE) injection, a technique where attackers embed malicious code in XML files to read sensitive files or steal data from the server). The vulnerability affects both the command-line import tool and the web interface's batch import feature, but only administrators can trigger it by importing archive files.