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NVD 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.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
NONE
PoC
NONE
Patch
AVAILABLE
Momentum
NONE
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🚨 High-severity security fix in hbs@4.3.0 just released! Patches CVE-2026-16231. XSS via registerAsyncHelper output-escaping bypass. https://github.com/pillarjs/hbs/security/advisories/GHSA-rg36-rxv9-2m9q
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The text announces the release of a high‑severity patch for CVE‑2026‑16231, detailing that the vulnerability is an XSS flaw in hbs and providing a link to the advisory.
🚨High - hbs registerAsyncHelper Output Escaping Bypass XSS (CVE-2026-16231) In hbs Express view engine, registerAsyncHelper() escapes only the initial placeholder during render, then substitutes the async helper return value into the template without HTML escaping. If attacker-controlled data reaches an async helper, arbitrary HTML/JS can be injected into responses (stored/reflected XSS). 👉Affected: hbs 2.1.0–4.2.1 | Upgrade to 4.3.0
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CVE-2026-16231 allows an output escaping bypass in hbs Express, enabling XSS; upgrading to version 4.3.0 resolves the issue.
CVE-2026-16231 hbs is an Express view engine that wraps Handlebars. Its registerAsyncHelper API bypasses Handlebars' automatic HTML escaping: an async helper returns an opaque place… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16231
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The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑16231, noting that the hbs Express view engine’s registerAsyncHelper API bypasses Handlebars’ automatic HTML escaping, potentially enabling XSS, but provides no PoC, exploit code, or patch information.
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| Part | Vendor | Product | Version | Target SW | Target HW |
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| App | hbs_project | hbs | - | node.js | - |