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This PR contains the following updates:

Package Change Age Confidence
handlebars (source) 4.6.0 -> 4.7.7 age confidence

GitHub Vulnerability Alerts

CVE-2021-23369

The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.

CVE-2019-20920

Handlebars before 3.0.8 and 4.x before 4.5.3 is vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. The lookup helper fails to properly validate templates, allowing attackers to submit templates that execute arbitrary JavaScript. This can be used to run arbitrary code on a server processing Handlebars templates or in a victim's browser (effectively serving as XSS).

CVE-2021-23383

The package handlebars before 4.7.7 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution when selecting certain compiling options to compile templates coming from an untrusted source.

GHSA-q42p-pg8m-cqh6

Versions of handlebars prior to 4.0.14 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. Templates may alter an Objects' prototype, thus allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server.

Recommendation

For handlebars 4.1.x upgrade to 4.1.2 or later.
For handlebars 4.0.x upgrade to 4.0.14 or later.

GHSA-2cf5-4w76-r9qv

Versions of handlebars prior to 3.0.8 or 4.5.2 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. The package's lookup helper fails to properly validate templates, allowing attackers to submit templates that execute arbitrary JavaScript in the system. It can be used to run arbitrary code in a server processing Handlebars templates or on a victim's browser (effectively serving as Cross-Site Scripting).

The following template can be used to demonstrate the vulnerability:

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 3.0.8, 4.5.2 or later.

GHSA-g9r4-xpmj-mj65

Versions of handlebars prior to 3.0.8 or 4.5.3 are vulnerable to prototype pollution. It is possible to add or modify properties to the Object prototype through a malicious template. This may allow attackers to crash the application or execute Arbitrary Code in specific conditions.

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 3.0.8, 4.5.3 or later.

GHSA-q2c6-c6pm-g3gh

Versions of handlebars prior to 3.0.8 or 4.5.3 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution. The package's lookup helper fails to properly validate templates, allowing attackers to submit templates that execute arbitrary JavaScript in the system. It is due to an incomplete fix for a previous issue. This vulnerability can be used to run arbitrary code in a server processing Handlebars templates or on a victim's browser (effectively serving as Cross-Site Scripting).

Recommendation

Upgrade to version 3.0.8, 4.5.3 or later.


Release Notes

handlebars-lang/handlebars.js (handlebars)

v4.7.7

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  • fix weird error in integration tests - eb860c0
  • fix: check prototype property access in strict-mode (#​1736) - b6d3de7
  • fix: escape property names in compat mode (#​1736) - f058970
  • refactor: In spec tests, use expectTemplate over equals and shouldThrow (#​1683) - 77825f8
  • chore: start testing on Node.js 12 and 13 - 3789a30

(POSSIBLY) BREAKING CHANGES:

  • the changes from version 4.6.0 now also apply
    in when using the compile-option "strict: true". Access to prototype properties is forbidden completely by default, specific properties or methods
    can be allowed via runtime-options. See #​1633 for details. If you are using Handlebars as documented, you should not be accessing prototype properties
    from your template anyway, so the changes should not be a problem for you. Only the use of undocumented features can break your build.

That is why we only bump the patch version despite mentioning breaking changes.

Commits

v4.7.6

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Chore/Housekeeping:

Compatibility notes:

  • Restored Node.js compatibility

Commits

v4.7.5

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Chore/Housekeeping:

  • Node.js version support has been changed to v6+ Reverted in 4.7.6

Compatibility notes:

  • Node.js < v6 is no longer supported Reverted in 4.7.6

Commits

v4.7.4

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Chore/Housekeeping:

Compatibility notes:

  • No incompatibilities are to be expected

Commits

v4.7.3

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Chore/Housekeeping:

  • #​1644 - Download links to aws broken on handlebarsjs.com - access denied (@​Tea56)
  • Fix spelling and punctuation in changelog - d78cc73

Bugfixes:

  • Add Type Definition for Handlebars.VERSION, Fixes #​1647 - 4de51fe
  • Include Type Definition for runtime.js in Package - a32d05f

Compatibility notes:

  • No incompatibilities are to be expected

Commits

v4.7.2

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Bugfixes:

Chore/Build:

  • chore: execute saucelabs-task only if access-key exists - a4fd391

Compatibility notes:

  • No breaking changes are to be expected

Commits

v4.7.1

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Bugfixes:

  • fix: fix log output in case of illegal property access - f152dfc
  • fix: log error for illegal property access only once per property - 3c1e252

Compatibility notes:

  • no incompatibilities are to be expected.

Commits

v4.7.0

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Features:

  • feat: default options for controlling proto access - 7af1c12, #​1635
    • This makes it possible to disable the prototype access restrictions added in 4.6.0
    • an error is logged in the console, if access to prototype properties is attempted and denied
      and no explicit configuration has taken place.

Compatibility notes:

  • no compatibilities are expected

Commits


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