CVE-2023-29827 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ejs v3.1.9 is vulnerable to server-side template injection. If the ejs file is controllable, template injection can be implemented through the configuration settings of the closeDelimiter parameter. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because the render function is not intended to be used with untrusted input.

Published: 2023-05-04

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 76.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ejs:ejs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.76163.

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mde/ejs/blob/main/SECURITY.md#out-of-scope-vulnerabilities
https://github.com/mde/ejs/issues/720

History

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:ejs:ejs:3.1.9:::::node.js::	cpe:2.3:a:ejs:ejs::::::node.js::*

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ejs Ejs

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-05-04T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-01-29T20:47:30.293Z

Reserved: 2023-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-29827

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:14:39.915Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2023-05-04T14:15:11.363

Modified: 2025-12-03T15:31:49.180

Link: CVE-2023-29827

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-74

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