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CVE-2017-1000228

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 6.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

nodejs ejs versions older than 2.5.3 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile() function

Affected products

• Ejs: before 2.5.3 — fixed in 2.5.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Ejs 2.5.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101897
• https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161128
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101897
• https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161128

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