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Last updated: May 1, 2026
Why this module exists. SSTI almost always becomes RCE. The bug looks innocent — user input ends up in a template — and the impact is full server takeover. Modern frameworks make it harder, but every Indian SaaS that does email templating, custom report rendering, or user-customisable dashboards is exposed.
Why this module exists. SSTI almost always becomes RCE. The bug looks innocent — user input ends up in a template — and the impact is full server takeover. Modern frameworks make it harder, but every Indian SaaS that does email templating, custom report rendering, or user-customisable dashboards is exposed.
The bug class in one sentence
User input is concatenated into a template (not rendered as data within a template) and the template engine evaluates it. Whatever the template engine can do, the attacker can do.
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