GHSA-r5fr-rjxr-66jc

lodash vulnerable to Code Injection via `_.template` imports key names

At a glance

Published
Updated
CVE
CVE-2026-4800
CVSS_V3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

### Impact The fix for [CVE-2021-23337](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-35jh-r3h4-6jhm) added validation for the `variable` option in `_.template` but did not apply the same validation to `options.imports` key names. Both paths flow into the same `Function()` constructor sink. When an application passes untrusted input as `options.imports` key names, an attacker can inject default-parameter expressions that execute arbitrary code at template compilation time. Additionally, `_.template` uses `assignInWith` to merge imports, which enumerates inherited properties via `for..in`. If `Object.prototype` has been polluted by any other vector, the polluted keys are copied into the imports object and passed to `Function()`. ### Patches Users should upgrade to version 4.18.0. The fix applies two changes: 1. Validate `importsKeys` against the existing `reForbiddenIdentifierChars` regex (same check already used for the `variable` option) 2. Replace `assignInWith` with `assignWith` when merging imports, so only own properties are enumerated ### Workarounds Do not pass untrusted input as key names in `options.imports`. Only use developer-controlled, static key names.

Affected packages

PackageVersions
npm · lodashintroduced 4.0.0, fixed 4.18.0
npm · lodash-esintroduced 4.0.0, fixed 4.18.0
npm · lodash-amdintroduced 4.0.0, fixed 4.18.0
npm · lodash.templateintroduced 4.0.0, fixed 4.18.0

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database