jknack handlebars.java up to 4.5.2 SpringTemplateLoader HandlebarsViewResolver.java handlebars.compile path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in jknack handlebars.java up to 4.5.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function handlebars.compile of the file handlebars-springmvc/src/main/java/com/github/jknack/handlebars/springmvc/HandlebarsViewResolver.java of the component SpringTemplateLoader. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-63490. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in jknack handlebars.java up to 4.5.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function handlebars.compile of the file handlebars-springmvc/src/main/java/com/github/jknack/handlebars/springmvc/HandlebarsViewResolver.java of the component SpringTemplateLoader. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Handlebars.java provides logic-less and semantic Mustache templates with Java. Prior to 4.5.3, com.github.jknack.handlebars.springmvc.SpringTemplateLoader resolves attacker-influenced Spring MVC view names through Spring ResourceLoader without the path-containment validation used by other URL-based loaders. In handlebars-springmvc/src/main/java/com/github/jknack/handlebars/springmvc/SpringTemplateLoader.java, a view name using a file: or classpath: URL and ending with the # fragment delimiter places the appended .hbs suffix in the fragment, which FileUrlResource.exists() and URL.openStream() discard. HandlebarsViewResolver in handlebars-springmvc/src/main/java/com/github/jknack/handlebars/springmvc/HandlebarsViewResolver.java then passes the attacker-controlled name to handlebars.compile(), allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to read files accessible to the JVM when an application exposes a controller with a user-influenced view name. This issue is fixed in version 4.5.3.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-63490 since 07/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.5.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-63392). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Programming Language Software

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• jknack

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• handlebars.java

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• 4.5.0
• 4.5.1
• 4.5.2

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• Product: https://github.com/jknack/handlebars.java/

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