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Vulnerability · CVE-2022-29078

ejs ejs Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Published Sep 18, 2024 · catalog updated Sep 18, 2024 · ejs ejs Improper Control

Patch now

CVE-2022-29078 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ejs ejs Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ejs ejs Improper Control).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
32.81%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor ejs ejs

The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package 3.1.6 for Node.js allows server-side template injection in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. This is parsed as an internal option, and overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command (which is executed upon template compilation). Initial-access exploit intelligence.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor ejs ejsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2022-29078

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2022-29078 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm ejs ejs Improper Control against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 32.81%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 18, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package 3.1.6 for Node.js allows server-side template injection in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. This is parsed as an internal option, and overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command (which is executed upon template compilation). Initial-access exploit intelligence.

  2. Sep 18, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2022-29078

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2022-29078

    30-day exploitation probability 32.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2022-29078

    The ejs (aka Embedded JavaScript templates) package 3.1.6 for Node.js allows server-side template injection in settings[view options][outputFunctionName]. This is parsed as an internal option, and overwrites the outputFunctionName option with an arbitrary OS command (which is exe

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.