Debian DSA-4883-1 : underscore - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 148300

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

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

Solution

Upgrade the underscore packages.

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148300

File Name: debian_DSA-4883.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 4/2/2021

Updated: 1/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-23358

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:underscore

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/29/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-23358

DSA: 4883

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