File disclosure via overwritten render configuration
Published Aug 16, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Information disclosure in PillarJS hbs 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read server files via crafted render data. The Express render API accepts attacker-controlled settings and view options alongside template data, allowing a request to replace the views directory and layout filename. Exposure requires a downstream Express application to pass a user-controlled object such as req.query directly to res.render; successful exploitation discloses readable files, not code execution.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in PillarJS hbs 4.1.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read server files via crafted render data. The Express render API accepts attacker-controlled settings and view options alongside template data, allowing a request to replace the views directory and layout filename. Exposure requires a downstream Express application to pass a user-controlled object such as req.query directly to res.render; successful exploitation discloses readable files, not code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-32822
- Published
- Aug 16, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- PillarJS
- Product
- hbs
- Classifications
- CWE-94, CWE-200, CWE-538, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 16, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- GitHub Security Lab crafted render-options proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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