CVE-2021-26702

FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-26702 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in EPrints version 3.4.2, specifically within the 'dataset' parameter of the cgi/dataset_dictionary URI. This medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) requires user interaction and a network-based attack, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, a Nuclei template exists, indicating some community awareness. There is minimal social media discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

Vendor	Product	Version(s)	CPE
		3.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria	cpe:2.3:a:eprints:eprints:3.4.2:::::::*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Exploitability Score

2.8

Impact Score

2.7

CvssVersion

3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score

3.07%

Probability of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS Percentile

86.3%

Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group

As of 2026-07-27

Model: v2026.06.15

Nuclei: CVE-2021-26702 · Jul 19, 2021

This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0307 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 26,221 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference

View patch

References

files.eprints.org / 2548

PatchVendor Advisory

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

ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory