Improper Input Validation Affecting node-ejs package, versions <2.5.7-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NODEEJS-2806251
  • published30 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Nov 2017

Introduced: 17 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-1000189  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable node-ejs to version 2.5.7-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-ejs package and not the node-ejs package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in the ejs.renderFile()