Improper Control of Generation of Code in doT

Description

The dot package v1.1.2 uses Function() to compile templates. This can be exploited by the attacker if they can control the given template or if they can control the value set on Object.prototype.

Recommendation

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

• Affected version(s): <= 1.1.2
• Patched version(s): 1.1.3

References

• GHSA-297x-8xj4-vcxv
• hackerone.com
• CVE-2020-8141
• CWE-94
• CAPEC-310
• OWASP 2021-A3
• OWASP 2021-A6

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• Mammoth is vulnerable to Directory Traversal - CVE-2025-11849
• json-logic-js Command Injection vulnerability - CVE-2021-4329
• Bootstrap Cross-site Scripting vulnerability - CVE-2016-10735
• protobufjs Prototype Pollution vulnerability - CVE-2023-36665

Tags:

npm

dot