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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-26702

EPrints 3.4.2 exposes a reflected XSS opportunity in the dataset parameter to the cgi/dataset_dictionary URI.

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1 Nov 2026, 04:30 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-26702

core-osv · Original source

Published 1 Mar 2021, 22:15 UTC

EPrints 3.4.2 exposes a reflected XSS opportunity in the dataset parameter to the cgi/dataset_dictionary URI.

osv:CVE-2021-26702
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.348916376Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://files.eprints.org/2548/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 429989,
  "published_at": "2021-03-01T22:15:14.117+00:00"
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