GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p Denial of Service in handlebars

MEDIUM Published 2020-09-03 Modified 2020-08-31 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
handlebars
Severity
Moderate
Weaknesses
CWE-400
Reviewed
2020-08-31

Affected packages

• npm handlebars: >= 4.0.0, < 4.4.5 → fixed in 4.4.5

Description

Affected versions of `handlebars` are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The package's parser may be forced into an endless loop while processing specially-crafted templates. This may allow attackers to exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service. Recommendation Upgrade to version 4.4.5 or later.

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References