CVE-2021-32822

File disclosure in hbs

Published Aug 16, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The npm hbs package is an Express view engine wrapper for Handlebars. Depending on usage, users of hbs may be vulnerable to a file disclosure vulnerability. There is currently no patch for this vulnerability. hbs mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options a file disclosure vulnerability may be triggered in downstream applications. For an example PoC see the referenced GHSL-2021-020.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2003 The npm hbs package is an Express view engine wrapper for Handlebars. Depending on usage, users of hbs may be vulnerable to a file disclosure vulnerability. There is currently no patch for this vulnerability. hbs mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options a file disclosure vulnerability may be triggered in downstream applications. For an example PoC see the referenced GHSL-2021-020.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7f5c-rpf4-86p8 hbs: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory and Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 11:33 PM
Reserved
May 12, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 16, 2021, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:53 AM