CVE-2019-8341
python-jinja2: command injection in function from_string
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · February 14, 2019
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in Jinja2 2.10. The from_string function is prone to Server Side Template Injection (SSTI) where it takes the "source" parameter as a template object, renders it, and then returns it. The attacker can exploit it with {{INJECTION COMMANDS}} in a URI. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid because users shouldn't use untrusted templates without sandboxing
Statement
Red Hat Product Security does not believe this CVE assignment is valid. To the best of our knowledge, Jinja2 does not make any guarantees about being able to safely handle untrusted data by default without sandboxing modes enabled.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.2CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')