CVE-2021-32819
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v2025.03.14There is a 88.9% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
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Description
Squirrelly is a template engine implemented in JavaScript that works out of the box with ExpressJS. Squirrelly mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options remote code execution may be triggered in downstream applications. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.0. For complete details refer to the referenced GHSL-2021-023.
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Nodejs Squirrelly - Remote Code Execution
Nodejs Squirrelly is susceptible to remote code execution. Squirrelly is a template engine implemented in JavaScript that works out of the box with ExpressJS. Squirrelly mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options remote code execution may be triggered in downstream applications. There is currently no fix for these issues as of the publication of this CVE. The latest version of squirrelly is currently 8.0.8. For complete details refer to the referenced GHSL-2021-023.
References:
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-023-squirrelly/
- https://www.linuxlz.com/aqld/2331.html
- https://blog.diefunction.io/vulnerabilities/ghsl-2021-023
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32819
- https://github.com/squirrellyjs/squirrelly/commit/c12418a026f73df645ba927fd29358efe02fed1e
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 17, 2021, Modified: September 11, 2023