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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2019-19919

Versions of handlebars prior to 4.3.0 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution leading to Remote Code Execution. Templates may alter an Object's __proto__ and __defineGetter__ properties, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code through crafted payloads.

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1 Nov 2026, 08:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2019-19919

core-osv · Original source

Published 20 Dec 2019, 23:15 UTC

Versions of handlebars prior to 4.3.0 are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution leading to Remote Code Execution. Templates may alter an Object's __proto__ and __defineGetter__ properties, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code through crafted payloads.

osv:CVE-2019-19919
Complete source record
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