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CVE-2015-8861

The handlebars package before 4.0.0 for Node.js allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging a template with an attribute that is not quoted.

Published

2017-01-23T21:59:00.720

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	handlebars.js_project	handlebars.js	< 4.0.0	Yes

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96434 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.sourceclear.com/blog/handlebars_vulnerability_research_findings/ Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/20/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96434 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.sourceclear.com/blog/handlebars_vulnerability_research_findings/ Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)