# CVE-2016-10547: Nunjucks is a full featured templating engine for JavaScript.

- Also known as: GHSA-F7PH-P5RV-PHW2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.4.3
- Published: 2018-05-31 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- HackerOne nunjucks node module: through 2.4.2
- nunjucks (npm): fixed in 2.4.3

## Description

Nunjucks is a full featured templating engine for JavaScript. Versions 2.4.2 and lower have a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in autoescape mode. In autoescape mode, all template vars should automatically be escaped. By using an array for the keys, such as `name[]=<script>alert(1)</script>`, it is possible to bypass autoescaping and inject content into the DOM.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne nunjucks node module, nunjucks, upgrade to a fixed version (2.4.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/mozilla/nunjucks/issues/835
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/147
- https://github.com/matt-/nunjucks_test

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