CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2025-3841 — A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in wix-incubator jam up to e87a6fd85cf8fb5ff37b62b2d68f917219d07ae9

Critical CVSS 9.8

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in wix-incubator jam up to e87a6fd85cf8fb5ff37b62b2d68f917219d07ae9. This affects an unknown part of the file jam.py of the component Jinja2 Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument config['template'] leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
Published
2025-04-21
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-791, CWE-1336, CWE-94

Affected products

  • wix / jam

Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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