critical9.8
CVE-2021-23358
Arbitrary Code Execution in underscore
Impact
The package `underscore` from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | underscore | >= 1.3.2, < 1.12.1 | 1.12.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Underscorejs | Underscore | from 1.3.2 before 1.12.1 from 1.13.0-0 before 1.13.0-2 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 9.0, 10.0 |
| Tenable | Tenable.Sc | through 5.18.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | Versions 33, 34 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/blob/master/modules/template.js%23L71
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5df90c46f7000c4aab246e947f62361ecfb849c5a553dcdb0ef545e1%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r770f910653772317b117ab4472b0a32c266ee4abbafda28b8a6f9306%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raae088abdfa4fbd84e1d19d7a7ffe52bf8e426b83e6599ea9a734dba%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rbc84926bacd377503a3f5c37b923c1931f9d343754488d94e6f08039%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re69ee408b3983b43e9c4a82a9a17cbbf8681bb91a4b61b46f365aeaf%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00038.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EOKATXXETD2PF3OR36Q5PD2VSVAR6J5Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FGEE7U4Z655A2MK5EW4UQQZ7B64XJWBV/
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1081504
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBJASHKENAS-1081505
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1081503
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-UNDERSCORE-1080984
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4883
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/14
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0003/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cf4h-3jhx-xvhq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23358
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/pull/2917
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/commit/4c73526d43838ad6ab43a6134728776632adeb66
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/releases/tag/1.12.1
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/underscore
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5df90c46f7000c4aab246e947f62361ecfb849c5a553dcdb0ef545e1@%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E