What is GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p?

GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. Denial of Service in handlebars

Why does GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p have no CVE ID yet?

GitHub Security Advisories published this advisory directly to customers before NVD assigned a CVE ID. This is the embargo-window disclosure pattern — vendors notify customers on day 0; NVD's public record follows days to weeks later.

Which products are affected by GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p?

GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p affects 1 product, including: npm/handlebars:\u003e= 4.0.0, \u003c 4.4.5.

GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586pMediumDisclosed before NVD

Denial of Service in handlebars

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 3, 2020

Last Modified

January 9, 2023

📋 Description

Affected versions of handlebars are vulnerable to Denial of Service. The package's parser may be forced into an endless loop while processing specially-crafted templates. This may allow attackers to exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 4.4.5 or later.

🎯 Affected products1

npm/handlebars:>= 4.0.0, < 4.4.5

🔗 References (2)

https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1300
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f52g-6jhx-586p