Content Injection due to quoteless attributes Affecting mustache package, versions <2.2.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDnpm:mustache:20151207
  • published14 Dec 2015
  • disclosed7 Dec 2015
  • creditMatias P. Brutti

Introduced: 7 Dec 2015

CVE-2015-8862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

Overview

When using attributes without quotes in a mustache template, an attacker can manipulate the input to introduce additional attributes, potentially executing code. This may lead to a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, assuming an attacker can influence the value entered into the template. If the mustache template is used to render user-generated content, this vulnerability may escalate to a persistent XSS vulnerability.

Example

For example, assume mustache was used to display user comments, using the following template: <a href={{email}}>{{name}}</a><pre>{{comment}}</pre>

If an attacker spoofed his email address and provided the following value: jane@evil.org onload=alert(document.cookie)

The resulting HTML would be: <a href=wizard@evil.org onload=alert(document.cookie)>Evil Wizard</a><pre>Busted!</pre>

CVSS Base Scores

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