DSA-4883-1 underscore -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-4883-1 underscore -- security update

Date Reported:

01 Apr 2021

Affected Packages:

underscore

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 986171.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-23358.

More information:

It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the template() function of the Underscore JavaScript library could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.1~dfsg-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your underscore packages.

For the detailed security status of underscore please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/underscore