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CVE-2026-73032

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Description

PapersGPT for Zotero 0.6.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by returning malicious code from an LLM endpoint that is passed unsanitized to window.eval() in views.ts. Attackers can exploit this through prompt injection in PDFs, MITM interception of API requests, or a malicious custom LLM endpoint to execute arbitrary code in Zotero's chrome-privileged context, enabling file read/write, process execution, and access to all Zotero data.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.4 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-11 20:18:46.320000
Last modified
2026-10-24 15:10:00.190000
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  "published": "2026-08-11T20:18:46.320",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
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      "value": "PapersGPT para Zotero 0.6.1 contiene una vulnerabilidad de ejecución remota de código que permite a los atacantes ejecutar JavaScript arbitrario al devolver código malicioso desde un endpoint de LLM que se pasa sin sanitizar a window.eval() en views.ts. Los atacantes pueden explotar esto a través de la inyección de prompts en PDFs, la intercepción MitM de solicitudes de API, o un endpoint de LLM personalizado malicioso para ejecutar código arbitrario en el contexto con privilegios de Chrome de Zotero, lo que permite la lectura/escritura de archivos, la ejecución de procesos y el acceso a todos los datos de Zotero."
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