GHSA-w457-6q6x-cgp9

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    GHSA-w457-6q6x-cgp9

    Published: 26 Dec 2019Last Modified: 10 Sept 2026

    Summary: Prototype Pollution in handlebars

    Details: Versions of `handlebars` prior to 3.0.8 or 4.3.0 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution leading to Remote Code Execution. Templates may alter an Objects' `__proto__` and `__defineGetter__` properties, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code through crafted payloads. ## Recommendation Upgrade to version 3.0.8, 4.3.0 or later.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: handlebars

    Purl: pkg:npm/handlebars

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 4.0.0
    Fixed -4.3.0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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