CVE-2026-33940

Sažetak

Handlebars provides the power necessary to let users build semantic templates. In versions 4.0.0 through 4.7.8, a crafted object placed in the template context can bypass all conditional guards in `resolvePartial()` and cause `invokePartial()` to return `undefined`. The Handlebars runtime then treats the unresolved partial as a source that needs to be compiled, passing the crafted object to `env.compile()`. Because the object is a valid Handlebars AST containing injected code, the generated JavaScript executes arbitrary commands on the server. The attack requires the adversary to control a value that can be returned by a dynamic partial lookup. Version 4.7.9 fixes the issue. Some workarounds are available. First, use the runtime-only build (`require('handlebars/runtime')`). Without `compile()`, the fallback compilation path in `invokePartial` is unreachable. Second, sanitize context data before rendering: Ensure no value in the context is a non-primitive object that could be passed to a dynamic partial. Third, avoid dynamic partial lookups (`{{> (lookup ...)}}`) when context data is user-controlled.

Reference

CVSS

Base:	8.1
Impact:	5.9
Exploitability:	2.2

Pristup

Vektor	Složenost	Autentikacija
NETWORK	HIGH	NONE

Impact

Povjerljivost	Cjelovitost	Dostupnost
HIGH	HIGH	HIGH

CVSS vektor

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

Zadnje važnije ažuriranje

27-03-2026 - 22:16

Objavljeno

27-03-2026 - 22:16