Is handlebars 1.1 vulnerable?

npm · 3 releases from 1.1.0 to 1.1.2 · latest handlebars is 4.7.10 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 9 known advisories

Yes. handlebars 1.1.2, the last 1.1 release, is affected by 9 known security advisories (3 critical, 5 high, 1 medium), including CVE-2021-23383, CVE-2021-23369, CVE-2019-19919. Upgrade to 4.7.7 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install handlebars@4.7.7

Is your project affected?

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Advisories affecting handlebars 1.1.2

  • CriticalCVE-2021-23383GHSA-765h-qjxv-5f4410 Feb 2022

    Prototype Pollution in handlebars

    Affected
    <4.7.7
    Fixed in
    4.7.7
  • HighCVE-2019-20920GHSA-3cqr-58rm-57f810 Feb 2022

    Arbitrary Code Execution in Handlebars

    Affected
    <3.0.8 · >=4.0.0 <4.5.3
    Fixed in
    3.0.8, 4.5.3
  • CriticalCVE-2021-23369GHSA-f2jv-r9rf-79886 May 2021

    Remote code execution in handlebars when compiling templates

    Affected
    <4.7.7
    Fixed in
    4.7.7
  • HighGHSA-q2c6-c6pm-g3gh4 Sept 2020

    Arbitrary Code Execution in handlebars

    Affected
    <3.0.8 · >=4.0.0 <4.5.3
    Fixed in
    3.0.8, 4.5.3
  • HighGHSA-g9r4-xpmj-mj654 Sept 2020

    Prototype Pollution in handlebars

    Affected
    <3.0.8 · >=4.0.0 <4.5.3
    Fixed in
    3.0.8, 4.5.3
  • HighGHSA-2cf5-4w76-r9qv4 Sept 2020

    Arbitrary Code Execution in handlebars

    Affected
    <3.0.8 · >=4.0.0 <4.5.2
    Fixed in
    3.0.8, 4.5.2
  • CriticalCVE-2019-19919GHSA-w457-6q6x-cgp926 Dec 2019

    Prototype Pollution in handlebars

    Affected
    >=4.0.0 <4.3.0 · <3.0.8
    Fixed in
    3.0.8, 4.3.0
  • HighGHSA-q42p-pg8m-cqh65 Jun 2019

    Prototype Pollution in handlebars

    Affected
    >=4.1.0 <4.1.2 · >=4.0.0 <4.0.14 · <3.0.7
    Fixed in
    3.0.7, 4.0.14, 4.1.2
  • MediumCVE-2015-8861GHSA-9prh-257w-927723 Oct 2018

    Cross-Site Scripting in handlebars

    Affected
    <4.0.0
    Fixed in
    4.0.0

Which of your client projects are still on handlebars 1.1?

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Other handlebars versions

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