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Advisory details: ubuntu_osv / UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29078
Advisory ID ubuntu_osv/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29078
Aliases CVE-2022-29078
Summary 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).
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.8
Risk 4.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches Package Commit Patches Details
Weaknesses (0)
There are no known CWE.
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 9.8 https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29078.json
ubuntu-priority medium https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29078.json
Reference id Reference type URL
https://eslam.io/posts/ejs-server-side-template-injection-rce/
https://github.com/mde/ejs/commit/15ee698583c98dadc456639d6245580d17a24baf
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29078
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-29078
No exploits are available.

No EPSS data available for this advisory.

Patch URL
There are no known patches.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29078.json
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There are no SSVC decisions available.