CVE-2017-1000228
nodejs ejs versions older than 2.5.3 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile() function
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
nodejs ejs versions older than 2.5.3 is vulnerable to remote code execution due to weak input validation in ejs.renderFile() function
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.33% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- ejs/ejs
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101897Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161128Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101897Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ejs:20161128Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.