GitHub Advisoryadvisory · NuGet

GHSA-x6m9-38vm-2xhf Scriban has an authorization bypass due to stale include cache surviving TemplateContext.Reset()

HIGH Published 2026-03-24 Modified 2026-07-06 Official page ↗
Ecosystem
NuGet
Packages
scriban, Scriban.Signed
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-226
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.Reset()` claims that a `TemplateContext` can be reused safely on the same thread, but it does not clear `CachedTemplates`. If an application pools `TemplateContext` objects and uses an `ITemplateLoader` that resolves content per request, tenant, or user, a previously authorized include can be served to later renders without calling `TemplateLoader.Load()` again. Details The relevant code path is: • `TemplateContext.Reset()` only clears output, globals, cultures, and source files in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` lines 877–902. • `CachedTemplates` is initialized once and kept on the context in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` line 197. • `include` resolves templates through `IncludeFunction.Invoke()` in `src/Scriban/Functions/IncludeFunction.cs` lines 29–43. • `IncludeFunction.Invoke()` calls `TemplateContext.GetOrCreateTemplate()` in `src/Scriban/TemplateContext.cs` lines 1249–1256. • If a template path is already present in `CachedTemplates`, Scriban returns the cached compiled template and does not call `TemplateLoader.Load()` again. This becomes a security issue when `ITemplateLoader.Load()` returns request-dependent content. A first render can prime the cache with an admin-only or tenant-specific template, and later renders on the same reused `TemplateContext` will receive that stale template even after `Reset()`. --- Proof of Concept Setup ```bash mkdir scriban-poc1 cd scriban-poc1 dotnet new console --framework net8.0 dotnet add package Scriban --version 6.6.0 ``` `Program.cs` ```csharp using Scriban; using Scriban.Parsing; using Scriban.Runtime; var loader = new SwitchingLoader(); var context = new TemplateContext { TemplateLoader = loader, }; var template = Template.Parse("{{ include 'profile' }}"); loader.Content = "admin-only"; Console.WriteLine("first=" + template.Render(context)); context.Reset(); loader.Content = "guest-view"; Console.WriteLine("second=" + template.Render(context)); sealed class SwitchingLoader : ITemplateLoader { public string Content { get; set; } = string.Empty; public string GetPath(TemplateContext context, SourceSpan callerSpan, string templateName) => templateName; public string Load(TemplateContext context, SourceSpan callerSpan, string templatePath) => Content; public ValueTask LoadAsync(TemplateContext context, SourceSpan callerSpan, string templatePath) => new(Content); } ``` Run ```bash dotnet run ``` Actual Output ``` first=admin-only second=admin-only ``` Expected Output ``` first=admin-only second=guest-view ``` The second render should reload the template after `Reset()`, but it instead reuses the cached compiled template from the previous render. --- Impact This is a cross-render data isolation issue. Any application that reuses `TemplateContext` objects and uses a request-dependent `ITemplateLoader` can leak previously authorized template content across requests, users, or tenants. The issue impacts applications that: • Pool or reuse `TemplateContext` • Call `Reset()` between requests • Use `include` • Resolve include content based on request-specific state

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-226 Sensitive Information in Resource Not Removed Before Reuse weakness

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