On January 11th, 2024, a significant security vulnerability was disclosed in Jinja2, a widely used Python templating library. Identified as CVE-2024-22195, this cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has raised concerns due to its impact on numerous projects. Jinja2 boasts over 33 million weekly downloads, nearly 10,000 GitHub stars, and over 90,000 dependent projects. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 3.1.3, with the patched version 3.1.3 being the only safe option.
Transforming what we learned in 2023 to new learning in 2024 will be an exciting and fulfilling journey. In 2023, we saw a huge surge in the use of AI, including cyberattacks utilizing AI and machine learning. We are also seeing an increased awareness in the need for application security posture management (ASPM). Snyk has also launched its own ASPM solution — Snyk AppRisk — designed to help AppSec teams implement, manage, and scale their security programs.