GitHub Advisoryadvisory · NuGet
GHSA-5wr9-m6jw-xx44 Scriban: Sandbox escape due to TypedObjectAccessorcache bypassing MemberFilter after TemplateContext reuse
CRITICAL
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- Ecosystem
- NuGet
- Packages
- scriban, Scriban.Signed
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-693
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-24
Affected packages
• NuGet scriban: < 7.0.0 → fixed in 7.0.0
• NuGet Scriban.Signed: < 7.0.0 → fixed in 7.0.0
Description
Summary
`TemplateContext` caches type accessors by `Type` only, but those accessors are built using the current `MemberFilter` and `MemberRenamer`. When a `TemplateContext` is reused and the filter is tightened for a later render, Scriban still reuses the old accessor and continues exposing members that should now be hidden.
Details
The relevant code path is:
• `TemplateContext.GetMemberAccessor()` caches accessors in `_memberAccessors` by `Type` in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` lines 850–863.
• For plain .NET objects, `GetMemberAccessorImpl()` creates a new `TypedObjectAccessor(type, _keyComparer, MemberFilter, MemberRenamer)` in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` lines 909–939.
• `TypedObjectAccessor` stores the current filter and precomputes the exposed member set in its constructor and `PrepareMembers()` in `src/Scriban/Runtime/Accessors/TypedObjectAccessor.cs` lines 33–40 and 119–179.
• Member access later goes through `ScriptMemberExpression.GetValue()` in `src/Scriban/Syntax/Expressions/ScriptMemberExpression.cs` lines 67–95, which uses the cached accessor.
• `TemplateContext.Reset()` does not clear `_memberAccessors` in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` lines 877–902.
As a result, once a permissive accessor has been created for a given type, changing `TemplateContext.MemberFilter` later does not take effect for that type on the same reused context.
This is especially relevant because the Scriban docs explicitly recommend `TemplateContext.MemberFilter` for indirect .NET object exposure.
---
Proof of Concept
Setup
```bash
mkdir scriban-poc2
cd scriban-poc2
dotnet new console --framework net8.0
dotnet add package Scriban --version 6.6.0
```
`Program.cs`
```csharp
using System.Reflection;
using Scriban;
using Scriban.Runtime;
var template = Template.Parse("{{ model.secret }}");
var context = new TemplateContext
{
EnableRelaxedMemberAccess = false
};
var globals = new ScriptObject();
globals["model"] = new SensitiveModel();
context.PushGlobal(globals);
context.MemberFilter = _ => true;
Console.WriteLine("first=" + template.Render(context));
context.Reset();
var globals2 = new ScriptObject();
globals2["model"] = new SensitiveModel();
context.PushGlobal(globals2);
context.MemberFilter = member => member.Name == nameof(SensitiveModel.Public);
Console.WriteLine("second=" + template.Render(context));
sealed class SensitiveModel
{
public string Public => "ok";
public string Secret => "leaked";
}
```
Run
```bash
dotnet run
```
Actual Output
```
first=leaked
second=leaked
```
Expected Behavior
The second render should fail or stop exposing `Secret`, because the filter only allows `Public` and `EnableRelaxedMemberAccess` is disabled.
This reproduces a direct filter bypass caused by the stale cached accessor.
---
Impact
This is a protection-mechanism bypass. Applications that use `TemplateContext.MemberFilter` as part of their sandbox or object-exposure policy can unintentionally expose hidden members across requests when they reuse a `TemplateContext`.
The impact includes:
• Unauthorized read access to filtered properties or fields
• Unauthorized writes if the filtered member also has a setter
• Policy bypass across requests, users, or tenants when contexts are pooled
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure weakness