CVE-2021-26703

CRITICAL

EPrints 3.4.2 - XML External Entity File Read via JSON/XML Input

Title source: manual

EPrints 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute commands via crafted JSON/XML input to a cgi/ajax/phrase URI.

Core 3

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0403

EPSS Percentile 89.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-611

Status published

Products (1)

eprints/eprints 3.4.2

Published Mar 01, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026