CVE-2021-3342

critical

Description

EPrints 3.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and possibly execute commands via crafted LaTeX input to a cgi/latex2png?latex= URI.

References

https://github.com/grymer/CVE/blob/master/eprints_security_review.pdf

https://files.eprints.org/2549/

https://files.eprints.org/2548/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2021-03-01

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.03514