CVE-2021-23358 (High) detected in underscore-1.8.3.js

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CVE-2021-23358 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - underscore-1.8.3.js

JavaScript's functional programming helper library.

Library home page: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.3/underscore.js

Path to vulnerable library: /wp-includes/js/underscore.js

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ underscore-1.8.3.js (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: a30d128bbb79f203ffa32cc8f88c681f2c014e5b

Found in base branch: dependabot/npm_and_yarn/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/browserslist-4.16.6

Vulnerability Details

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

Publish Date: 2021-03-29

URL: CVE-2021-23358

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.2)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23358

Release Date: 2021-03-29

Fix Resolution: underscore - 1.12.1,1.13.0-2

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