MediumGHSA-hwcf-pp87-7x6pCVE-2017-1000188

mde ejs vulnerable to XSS

Published 30 Nov 2017 · Updated 8 Nov 2023

Affected package

Affected: <2.5.5
Fixed in: 2.5.5

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install ejs@2.5.5

Details

nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a Cross-site-scripting in the ejs.renderFile() resulting in code injection

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References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000188
Linkgithub.com/mde/ejs/commit/49264e0037e313a0a3e033450b5c184112516d8f
Advisorygithub.com/advisories/GHSA-hwcf-pp87-7x6p
Packagegithub.com/mde/ejs
Linkweb.archive.org/web/20200227134555/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101889

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