Handlebars – Template Injection And Remote Code Execution On Versions Under 4.6.0

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Impact area

Security

Severity

High

Affected element

ServiceNow

UI Script

Salesforce

Static Resource

Rule number #

SN-JSL-HANDLEBARS-LESSTHAN-V460 (for ServiceNow)

SF-JSL-HANDLEBARS-LESSTHAN-V460 (for Salesforce)

Impact #

Templates may alter an Objects’ prototype, thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Remediation

Update the Handlebars JS library to the latest version.

Time to fix #

30 min

References #

This rule is linked to Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (‘Cross-site Scripting’).

Updated on March 21, 2025
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