CVE-2023-23630 (GCVE-0-2023-23630)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-01 00:38 – Updated: 2025-03-10 21:17
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Title
Cross-site (XSS) vulnerability with Express API in Eta
Summary
Eta is an embedded JS templating engine that works inside Node, Deno, and the browser. XSS attack - anyone using the Express API is impacted. The problem has been resolved. Users should upgrade to version 2.0.0. As a workaround, don't pass user supplied things directly to `res.render`.
Severity ?
8.6 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Vendor Product Version
eta-dev eta Affected: < 2.0.0
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