CVE-2021-32819
Remote code execution in squirrelly
- Published
- May 14, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Evidence observed
- Aug 8, 2026
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HHigh · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 99.1%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
Squirrelly is a template engine implemented in JavaScript that works out of the box with ExpressJS. Squirrelly mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options remote code execution may be triggered in downstream applications. This issue is fixed in version 9.0.0. For complete details refer to the referenced GHSL-2021-023.
Sources
1- CVE-2021-32819Exploit
SquirrellyJS mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. By overwriting internal configuration options, remote code execution may be triggered in downstream applications.
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