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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

CVE-2024-57177

High
7.3/10

Summary

A Host Header Injection vulnerability exists in the package @perfood/couch-auth. By sending a specially crafted host header in the email change confirmation request, it is possible to trigger an SSTI which can be leveraged to run limited commands or leak server-side information.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-1336 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine

The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published