CVE-2021-23383 (GCVE-0-2021-23383)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-05-04 08:35 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Prototype Pollution
Summary
The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-08 21:03 UTC
CWE
- Prototype Pollution
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-HANDLEBARS-1279029 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1279030 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARS-1279031 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1279032 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2021061… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | handlebars |
Affected:
unspecified , < 4.7.7
(custom)
|
Date Public
2021-05-04 00:00
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