saleem-hadad larecipe up to 2.8.0 special elements used in a template engine

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in saleem-hadad larecipe up to 2.8.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-53833. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in saleem-hadad larecipe up to 2.8.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1336. The product uses a template engine to insert or process externally-influenced input, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements or syntax that can be interpreted as template expressions or other code directives when processed by the engine. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

LaRecipe is an application that allows users to create documentation with Markdown inside a Laravel app. Versions prior to 2.8.1 are vulnerable to Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI), which could potentially lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) in vulnerable configurations. Attackers could execute arbitrary commands on the server, access sensitive environment variables, and/or escalate access depending on server configuration. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version v2.8.1 or later to receive a patch.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-53833 since 07/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1221 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c1d0d56889655ce5f2645db5acf0e78d5fc3b36b is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Vendor

• saleem-hadad

Name

• larecipe

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/saleem-hadad/larecipe/

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