CVE-2021-23358
Arbitrary Code Injection
LOW 3.3
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 4.20 % · percentile 91 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- snyk
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
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 Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-94 — Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-UNDERSCORE-1080984
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1081503
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1081504
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBJASHKENAS-1081505
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/blob/master/modules/template.js%23L71
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00038.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4883
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re69ee408b3983b43e9c4a82a9a17cbbf8681bb91a4b61b46f365aeaf%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5df90c46f7000c4aab246e947f62361ecfb849c5a553dcdb0ef545e1%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/r770f910653772317b117ab4472b0a32c266ee4abbafda28b8a6f9306%40%3Cissues.cordova.apache.org%3E
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-14
- 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://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240808-0003/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Apr/14
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241108-0002/
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | snyk |
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · report@snyk.io (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-cf4h-3jhx-xvhq — Arbitrary Code Execution in underscore
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2021-1042
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2021-23358
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0627 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Splunk · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2025-AVI-0059 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Atlassian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0959 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits NetApp · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-0529 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2022-AVI-099 — Vulnérabilité dans Tenable Nessus · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-571 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-545 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-505 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2021-AVI-490 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Spectrum Protect · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:underscorejs:underscore:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 1.3.2 < 1.12.1cpe:2.3:a:underscorejs:underscore:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 1.13.0-0 < 1.13.0-2cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 5.18.0cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| underscore | affected 1.13.0-0 < unspecified ; affected unspecified < 1.13.0-2 ; affected 1.3.2 < unspecified ; affected unspecified < 1.12.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |