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Security checkSeptember 08, 2023

ejs vulnerable to DoS due to weak input validation

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Description

nodejs ejs version older than 2.5.5 is vulnerable to a denial-of-service due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile()

Recommendation

Update the ejs package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): < 2.5.5
  • Patched version(s): 2.5.5

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