CVE-2021-23358

Arbitrary Code Injection

Published Mar 29, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS 4.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2613-1 underscore security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4883-1 underscore security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-1042 The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cf4h-3jhx-xvhq Arbitrary Code Execution in underscore
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4913-1 Underscore vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4913-2 Underscore vulnerability
References
Link Providers
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/14 cve-icon
https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/blob/master/modules/template.js%23L71 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5df90c46f7000c4aab246e947f62361ecfb849c5a553dcdb0ef545e1%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r770f910653772317b117ab4472b0a32c266ee4abbafda28b8a6f9306%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raae088abdfa4fbd84e1d19d7a7ffe52bf8e426b83e6599ea9a734dba%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc84926bacd377503a3f5c37b923c1931f9d343754488d94e6f08039%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re69ee408b3983b43e9c4a82a9a17cbbf8681bb91a4b61b46f365aeaf%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00038.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EOKATXXETD2PF3OR36Q5PD2VSVAR6J5Z/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGEE7U4Z655A2MK5EW4UQQZ7B64XJWBV/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23358 cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0003/ cve-icon
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/ cve-icon
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1081504 cve-icon cve-icon
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBJASHKENAS-1081505 cve-icon cve-icon
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1081503 cve-icon cve-icon
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-UNDERSCORE-1080984 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23358 cve-icon
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4883 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14 cve-icon cve-icon
History
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References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.2::el7
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.2::el7
cpe:/a:redhat:acm:2.2::el8
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
snyk
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:44 PM
Reserved
Jan 8, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 29, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:38 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 AM