CVE-2024-45390
@blakeembrey/template vulnerable to code injection when attacker controls template input
@blakeembrey/template is a string template library. Prior to version 1.2.0, it is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
@blakeembrey/template vulnerable to code injection when attacker controls template input
@blakeembrey/template is a string template library. Prior to version 1.2.0, it is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-45390- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2852
@blakeembrey/template is a string template library. Prior to version 1.2.0, it is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
- Record
EUVD-2024-2852- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q765-wm9j-66qj
@blakeembrey/template vulnerable to code injection when attacker controls template input
Impact
It is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name.
const { template } = require('@blakeembrey/template');
template("Hello {{name}}!", "exploit() {} && ((()=>{ console.log('success'); })()) && function pwned");
Patches
Upgrade to 1.2.0.
Workarounds
Don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
References
Fixed by removing in https://github.com/blakeembrey/js-template/commit/b8d9aa999e464816c6cfb14acd1ad0f5d1e335aa.
- Record
GHSA-q765-wm9j-66qj- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
@blakeembrey/template is a string template library. Prior to version 1.2.0, it is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-45390- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
@blakeembrey/template vulnerable to code injection when attacker controls template input
@blakeembrey/template is a string template library. Prior to version 1.2.0, it is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name. Version 1.2.0 contains a patch. As a workaround, don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
- Record
CVE-2024-45390- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
OSVGHSA-q765-wm9j-66qj
@blakeembrey/template vulnerable to code injection when attacker controls template input
Impact
It is possible to inject and run code within the template if the attacker has access to write the template name.
const { template } = require('@blakeembrey/template');
template("Hello {{name}}!", "exploit() {} && ((()=>{ console.log('success'); })()) && function pwned");
Patches
Upgrade to 1.2.0.
Workarounds
Don't pass untrusted input as the template display name, or don't use the display name feature.
References
Fixed by removing in https://github.com/blakeembrey/js-template/commit/b8d9aa999e464816c6cfb14acd1ad0f5d1e335aa.
- Record
GHSA-q765-wm9j-66qj- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@blakeembrey/templatenpm | before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-45390 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Blakeembrey Template, published September 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in @blakeembrey/template 1.2.0.
References
github.com/blakeembrey/js-template/security/advisories/GHSA-q765-wm9j-66qj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45390