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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-23358

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

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CVE-2021-23358
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1 Nov 2026, 05:11 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-23358

core-osv · Original source

Published 29 Mar 2021, 14:15 UTC

The package underscore from 1.13.0-0 and before 1.13.0-2, from 1.3.2 and before 1.12.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection via the template function, particularly when a variable property is passed as an argument as it is not sanitized.

osv:CVE-2021-23358
Complete source record
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