GHSA-p6q4-fgr8-vx4p
### Summary StackOverflowException via nested array initializers bypasses ExpressionDepthLimit fix (GHSA-wgh7-7m3c-fx25) ### Details The recent fix for GHSA-wgh7-7m3c-fx25 (uncontrolled recursion in parser) added `ExpressionDepthLimit` defaulting to 250. However, deeply nested **array initializers** (`[[[[...`) recurse through `ParseArrayInitializer` → `ParseExpression` → `ParseArrayInitializer`, which is a **different recursion path** not covered by the expression depth counter. This causes a `StackOverflowException` on current main (commit b5ac4bf - "Add limits for default safety"). ### PoC ``` using Scriban; // ExpressionDepthLimit (default 250) does NOT prevent this crash string nested = "{{ " + new string('[', 5000) + "1" + new string(']', 5000) + " }}"; Template.Parse(nested); // StackOverflowException - process terminates ``` ### Impact Same as GHSA-wgh7-7m3c-fx25: High severity. StackOverflowException cannot be caught with try/catch in .NET - the process terminates immediately. Any application calling Template.Parse with untrusted input is vulnerable, even with the new default ExpressionDepthLimit enabled.
Properties
- ghsa_id
- GHSA-p6q4-fgr8-vx4p
- severity
- high
- summary
- Scriban has a Stack Overflow via Nested Array Initializers That Bypass the ExpressionDepthLimit Fix
- cvss_score
- 7.5
- cve_id
- GHSA-p6q4-fgr8-vx4p
- cvss_vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- is_ghsa_only
- true
- ghsa_published
- 2026-03-24T22:06:24Z
- source_url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p6q4-fgr8-vx4p
- ghsa_updated
- 2026-03-24T22:06:24Z
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