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CVE-2026-16231— hbs vulnerable to XSS via registerAsyncHelper output-escaping bypass

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hbs hbs
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pillarjs hbs是pillarjs组织的一个服务器端模板渲染引擎。 pillarjs hbs 2.1.0版本至4.2.1版本存在跨站脚本漏洞，该漏洞源于registerAsyncHelper API绕过Handlebars的自动HTML转义，可能导致攻击者将任意HTML和JavaScript注入服务器渲染页面，造成存储型或反射型跨站脚本。

CVSS 8.1 · High EPSS 0.23% · P12

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1059 · Command and Scripting Interpreter

Affected Version Matrix 2

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
hbs hbs 2.1.0< 4.3.0 affected
4.3.0 unaffected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-16231

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
hbs vulnerable to XSS via registerAsyncHelper output-escaping bypass
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
hbs is an Express view engine that wraps Handlebars. Its registerAsyncHelper API bypasses Handlebars' automatic HTML escaping: an async helper returns an opaque placeholder during the first render pass, so the double-brace expression escapes only the placeholder, and after rendering hbs substitutes the placeholder with the raw callback return value without escaping it, across the cached, uncached, and layout render paths. An application that passes attacker-influenced data, for example user-supplied content from a database, into an async helper callback can therefore have arbitrary HTML and JavaScript injected into the server-rendered page, resulting in stored or reflected cross-site scripting. Versions 2.1.0 through 4.2.1 are affected, and the issue is fixed in 4.3.0, which HTML-escapes async helper output. Applications that intentionally emit raw HTML from an async helper can opt in explicitly with hbs.SafeString. Users should upgrade to 4.3.0.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在Web页面生成时对输入的转义处理不恰当(跨站脚本)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
pillarjs hbs 跨站脚本漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
pillarjs hbs是pillarjs组织的一个服务器端模板渲染引擎。 pillarjs hbs 2.1.0版本至4.2.1版本存在跨站脚本漏洞，该漏洞源于registerAsyncHelper API绕过Handlebars的自动HTML转义，可能导致攻击者将任意HTML和JavaScript注入服务器渲染页面，造成存储型或反射型跨站脚本。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
hbs hbs 2.1.0 ~ 4.3.0 -

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III. Intelligence Information for CVE-2026-16231

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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16231 (1)

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: hbs
Same vendor: hbs
Same weakness: CWE-79

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