Name: CVE-2022-29078: Improper Control of Generation of Code
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2022-29078, CWE-94, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.93462

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).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade node-ejs	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 25, 2022
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Apr 25, 2022

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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