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GHSA-7rx3-28cr-v5wh: Handlebars.js has a Prototype Method Access Control Gap via Missing __lookupSetter__ Blocklist Entry

March 29, 2026

The prototype method blocklist in lib/handlebars/internal/proto-access.js blocks constructor, __defineGetter__, __defineSetter__, and __lookupGetter__, but omits the symmetric __lookupSetter__. This omission is only exploitable when the non-default runtime option allowProtoMethodsByDefault: true is explicitly set — in that configuration __lookupSetter__ becomes accessible while its counterparts remain blocked, creating an inconsistent security boundary.

4.6.0 is the version that introduced protoAccessControl and the allowProtoMethodsByDefault runtime option.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-765h-qjxv-5f44
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7rx3-28cr-v5wh
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/releases/tag/v4.7.9
  • github.com/handlebars-lang/handlebars.js/security/advisories/GHSA-7rx3-28cr-v5wh

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.6.0 before 4.7.9

Fixed versions

  • 4.7.9

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.7.9 or above.

Impact 4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Source file

npm/handlebars/GHSA-7rx3-28cr-v5wh.yml

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