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Medium 5.6Published Apr 12, 2021
CVE-2021-23369Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.
- CVSS
- 5.6 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- snyk
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
handlebarsjs handlebars handlebarsjs:handlebars | before 4.7.7 | NVD |
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDLEBARS-1056767x-refsource-misc
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1074950x-refsource-misc
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1074951x-refsource-misc
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1074952x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/b6d3de7123eebba603e321f04afdbae608e8fea8x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/commit/f0589701698268578199be25285b2ebea1c1e427x-refsource-misc
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210604-0008/x-refsource-confirm
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