CVE-2021-23369

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Published 2021-04-12 · Modified 2026-02-04

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CVSS v3

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

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Description

Remote code execution in handlebars when compiling templates

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

30%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`3:4.7.6+~4.1.0-2`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`3:4.7.6+~4.1.0-2`
debian	forky	fixed	`3:4.7.6+~4.1.0-2`
debian	sid	fixed	`3:4.7.6+~4.1.0-2`
debian	trixie	fixed	`3:4.7.6+~4.1.0-2`

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
RubyGems	handlebars-source	`<>= 4.7.7`	`>= 4.7.7`
npm	handlebars	`<4.7.7`	`4.7.7`
Maven	org.webjars:handlebars	`<4.7.7`	`4.7.7`
Maven	org.webjars.npm:handlebars	`<4.7.7`	`4.7.7`
Maven	org.webjars.bowergithub.wycats:handlebars.js	`<4.7.7`	`4.7.7`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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