ejs is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation · CVE-2017-1000228 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

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

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

9.8

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H