CVE-2021-23383

Prototype Pollution

Published: May 4, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-1321

5.6MEDIUM

Description

The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:LAvailability

Low

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Weaknesses

CWE-1321

Affected Products

package-ecosystem

oss-projectaka handlebars, handlebarsjs template engine

handlebarsLibrary

OSS Libraries / web-framework

netapp

commercial·US

e-series performance analyzer

Hardware Firmware

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

oss-projectaka fsf

Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

Yehuda Katz

aka handlebars

Handlebars

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

5 exploit sources identified

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References

https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/f0589701698268578199be25285b2ebea1c1e427

github.com

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDLEBARS-1279029

snyk.io

https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1279030

snyk.io

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