CVE-2026-45357
Description
LiquidJS is a Shopify/GitHub Pages compatible template engine written in pure JavaScript. In versions 10.25.7 and below, the date filter's strftime implementation parses width specifiers like %9999999d and forwards the captured width unchecked into pad()/padStart(), leading to memory and render limit bypass. In src/util/underscore.ts, the pad loop performs unbounded string concatenation without consulting the Context's memoryLimit or renderLimit, so a single small template ({{ x | date: '%5000000d' }}) produces megabytes of output and unbounded CPU. The memoryLimit and renderLimit options the docs (src/liquid-options.ts:87-92) advertise as DoS controls — and which the docstring explicitly mentions for strftime — are entirely bypassed. Exploitation can cause large memory allocations, high CPU usage, or OOM crashes per render. This issue has been fixed in version 10.26.0.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
liquidjsnpm | <= 10.25.7 | — |
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
< 9.4.2-r1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.2-r1
- (no CPE)range: < 9.4.2-r1
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-hh27-hf48-9f5qghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45357ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/harttle/liquidjs/commit/3129d46dc95efa357b00e5a57ee1af80a13d72ednvdWEB
- github.com/harttle/liquidjs/releases/tag/v10.26.0nvdWEB
- github.com/harttle/liquidjs/security/advisories/GHSA-hh27-hf48-9f5qnvdWEB
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