OESA-2021-1196 (CVE-2021-23383)

Vulnerability from osv_openeuler – Published: 2021-05-30 11:04 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:04 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
nodejs-handlebars security update
Details

Handlebars.js is an extension to the Mustache templating language created by Chris Wanstrath. Handlebars.js and Mustache are both logicless templating languages that keep the view and the code separated like we all know they should be.

Security Fix(es):

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.(CVE-2021-23383)

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "noarch": [
          "nodejs-handlebars-4.0.13-2.oe1.noarch.rpm"
        ],
        "src": [
          "nodejs-handlebars-4.0.13-2.oe1.src.rpm"
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1",
        "name": "nodejs-handlebars",
        "purl": "pkg:rpm/openEuler/nodejs-handlebars\u0026distro=openEuler-20.03-LTS-SP1"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.0.13-2.oe1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "severity": "Critical"
  },
  "details": "Handlebars.js is an extension to the Mustache templating language created by Chris Wanstrath. Handlebars.js and Mustache are both logicless templating languages that keep the view and the code separated like we all know they should be.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nThe package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.(CVE-2021-23383)",
  "id": "OESA-2021-1196",
  "modified": "2026-08-06T11:04:26Z",
  "published": "2021-05-30T11:04:26Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1196"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23383"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.2",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "nodejs-handlebars security update",
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-23383"
  ]
}



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