# CVE-2026-33287: LiquidJS has Exponential Memory Amplification through its replace\_first Filter $& Pattern

- Also known as: GHSA-6Q5M-63H6-5X4V
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.25.1
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-03-26

## Affected

- harttle liquidjs: fixed in 10.25.1
- liquidjs (npm): through 10.24.0

## Description

LiquidJS is a Shopify / GitHub Pages compatible template engine in pure JavaScript. Prior to version 10.25.1, the `replace_first` filter in LiquidJS uses JavaScript's `String.prototype.replace()` which interprets `$&` as a back reference to the matched substring. The filter only charges `memoryLimit` for the input string length, not the amplified output. An attacker can achieve exponential memory amplification (up to 625,000:1) while staying within the `memoryLimit` budget, leading to denial of service. Version 10.25.1 patches the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on harttle liquidjs, liquidjs, upgrade to a fixed version (10.25.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs/security/advisories/GHSA-6q5m-63h6-5x4v
- https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs/commit/35d523026345d80458df24c72e653db78b5d061d

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