CVE-2009-1383: Forkosh Mathtex

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The getdirective function in mathtex.cgi in mathTeX, when downloaded before 20090713, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dpi tag.

Affected products

• Forkosh Mathtex: affected versions not specified

Published 2009-07-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.