THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-29078
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-29078

Ejs vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
32.8%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package 3.1.6 for Node.js allows server-side template injection in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. This is parsed as an internal option, and overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command (which is executed upon template compilation).
Affected vendor
Ejs
Affected product
Ejs
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2022-04-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 32.8% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-29078

  • Confirm whether Ejs Ejs is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-29078.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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