Eta vulnerable to Code Injection via templates rendered with user-defined data
Versions of the package eta before 2.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) by overwriting template engine configuration variables with view options received from The Express render API. Note: This is exploitable only for users who are rendering templates with user-defined data.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | eta | < 2.0.0 | 2.0.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25967
- https://github.com/eta-dev/eta/commit/5651392462ee0ff19d77c8481081a99e5b9138dd
- https://github.com/eta-dev/eta
- https://github.com/eta-dev/eta/blob/9c8e4263d3a559444a3881a85c1607bf344d0b28/src/compile-string.ts%23L21
- https://github.com/eta-dev/eta/blob/9c8e4263d3a559444a3881a85c1607bf344d0b28/src/file-handlers.ts%23L182
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ETA-2936803
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94- Platform
- npm
- Package
eta- Disclosed
- 30.01.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-mf6x-hrgr-658f - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: eta
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- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 01.2023 01.2023
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 2
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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