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Cross-site Scripting in edge.js

  • Disclosed: 22.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Edge is a logical and batteries included template engine for Node.js. This affects the package edge.js before 5.3.2. A type confusion vulnerability can be used to bypass input sanitization when the input to be rendered is an array (instead of a string or a SafeValue), even if {{ }} are used.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package edge.js < 5.3.2 5.3.2

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79, CWE-843
Platform
npm
Package
edge.js
Disclosed
22.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-55r9-7mf8-m382 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: edge.js

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This is the only known vulnerability of this package.

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