Dependency-Track CVE-2025-27137
MEDIUMCVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Dependency-Track is a component analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Dependency-Track allows users with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission to customize notification templates. Templates are evaluated using the Pebble template engine. Pebble supports an include tag, which allows template authors to include the content of arbitrary files upon evaluation. Prior to version 4.12.6, users of Dependency-Track with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission can abuse the include tag by crafting notification templates that include sensitive local files, such as /etc/passwd or /proc/1/environ. By configuring such a template for a notification rule (aka "Alert"), and having it send notifications to a destination controlled by the actor, sensitive information may be leaked. The issue has been fixed in Dependency-Track 4.12.6. In fixed versions, the include tag can no longer be used. Usage of the tag will cause template evaluation to fail. As a workaround, avoid assigning the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission to untrusted users. The SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission per default is only granted to members of the Administrators team. Assigning this permission to non-administrative users or teams is a security risk in itself, and highly discouraged.
AnalysisAI
Dependency-Track is a component analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-73. Dependency-Track is a component analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Dependency-Track allows users with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission to customize notification templates. Templates are evaluated using the Pebble template engine. Pebble supports an include tag, which allows template authors to include the content of arbitrary files upon evaluation. Prior to version 4.12.6, users of Dependency-Track with the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission can abuse the include tag by crafting notification templates that include sensitive local files, such as /etc/passwd or /proc/1/environ. By configuring such a template for a notification rule (aka "Alert"), and having it send notifications to a destination controlled by the actor, sensitive information may be leaked. The issue has been fixed in Dependency-Track 4.12.6. In fixed versions, the include tag can no longer be used. Usage of the tag will cause template evaluation to fail. As a workaround, avoid assigning the SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission to untrusted users. The SYSTEM_CONFIGURATION permission per default is only granted to members of the Administrators team. Assigning this permission to non-administrative users or teams is a security risk in itself, and highly discouraged. Version information: version 4.12.6.
Affected ProductsAI
See vendor advisory for affected versions.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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