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ejs is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published Nov 30, 2017 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 8, 2023

Package

npm ejs (npm)

Affected versions

< 2.5.3

Patched versions

2.5.5

Description

nodejs ejs versions older than 2.5.3 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile() function

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 30, 2017
Reviewed Jun 16, 2020
Last updated Sep 8, 2023

Severity

Critical

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS score

1.276%
(86th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2017-1000228

GHSA ID

GHSA-3w5v-p54c-f74x

Source code

No known source code
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