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Arbitrary Code Execution in underscore

Critical severity GitHub Reviewed Published May 6, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Nov 29, 2023

Package

npm underscore (npm)

Affected versions

>= 1.3.2, < 1.12.1

Patched versions

1.12.1

Description

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 29, 2021
Reviewed Mar 31, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 6, 2021
Last updated Nov 29, 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-23358

GHSA ID

GHSA-cf4h-3jhx-xvhq

Source code

Credits

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