@tryghost/tpl uses deprecated lodash.template with unpatched CVE-2021-23337 #730

Summary

The @tryghost/tpl package depends on lodash.template@^4.5.0, which is deprecated and has an unpatched command injection vulnerability (CVE-2021-23337).

Affected Package Chain

gscan
  → @tryghost/validator
    → @tryghost/tpl@0.1.35 (latest)
      → lodash.template@4.5.0 (deprecated, no fix available)

Vulnerability Details

• CVE: CVE-2021-23337
• Severity: High
• Type: Command Injection
• Status: No patched version of lodash.template exists

Impact

Theme developers using gscan for validation receive Dependabot security alerts that cannot be resolved without upstream changes.

Suggested Fix

Consider migrating @tryghost/tpl to use an actively maintained templating library such as:

• template-literal
• Native ES6 template literals with a simple wrapper
• handlebars (already in Ghost ecosystem)

Workaround

Currently dismissing as "tolerable risk" since:

• Only affects development dependencies
• Template input is controlled (theme files, not user input)

Environment

• gscan: 5.2.1
• @tryghost/validator: 0.2.17
• @tryghost/tpl: 0.1.35