Score your project dependency risk from vulnerabilities, outdated and unmaintained packages, and supply chain complexity, per OWASP methodology.
Score your project dependency risk from vulnerabilities, outdated and unmaintained packages, and supply chain complexity, per OWASP methodology.
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The Dependency Risk Calculator helps development teams evaluate security risks in their software supply chain. Analyze vulnerabilities, outdated packages, unmaintained dependencies, and license compliance issues. Based on OWASP Dependency-Check methodology and industry best practices.
Dependency risk assessment evaluates security exposure from third-party packages and libraries used in your project. The calculator scores risk across seven factors: Critical Vulnerabilities (35%), High Vulnerabilities (25%), Medium Vulnerabilities (10%), Outdated Dependencies (10%), Unmaintained Packages (10%), License Issues (5%), and Supply Chain Depth (5%). This weighted approach prioritizes security-critical factors while addressing maintenance and compliance concerns.
Risk Score Calculation
Quantify dependency risk for compliance audits, security reviews, and risk assessments. Provide stakeholders with clear risk metrics and remediation plans.
Integrate dependency risk assessment into your pipeline. Set risk score thresholds to block deployments with excessive vulnerability exposure.
Prioritize dependency maintenance work using risk scores. Focus engineering effort on high-impact remediation that reduces overall project risk.
Evaluate third-party software and vendor dependencies. Compare dependency health across multiple projects or vendors to inform procurement decisions.
78% of vulnerabilities come from dependencies. Identifying and remediating vulnerable packages reduces your attack surface and breach likelihood.
Outdated and unmaintained dependencies accumulate technical debt and security risk. Regular assessment ensures your dependency footprint remains healthy.
Complex transitive dependency chains increase exposure. Understanding your supply chain depth helps you manage and minimize indirect risk.
Incompatible licenses can create legal risk. Identifying license issues early prevents compliance problems and potential litigation.
Risk scores below 20 (Grade A, Minimal Risk) indicate excellent dependency health. Scores of 21-40 (Grade B, Low Risk) are acceptable for most projects. Medium risk (41-60, Grade C) requires planned remediation. Scores above 60 indicate significant security concerns requiring immediate attention.
Assess dependencies continuously in CI/CD, weekly for active projects, and monthly minimum for production applications. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly—regular assessment ensures you catch emerging threats quickly.
Vulnerability density measures vulnerabilities per 100 dependencies, allowing comparison across projects of different sizes. Industry average is ~2.5 per 100 deps. Higher density indicates concentrated risk or poor package vetting practices.
Minimize direct dependencies (each brings its own dependencies), regularly update packages to get patched transitive dependencies, use dependency resolution tools to identify and update vulnerable transitive packages, and consider vendoring or forking problematic dependencies.
Packages with no updates in 2+ years are considered unmaintained. These packages miss security patches, compatibility updates, and bug fixes. Unmaintained dependencies should be replaced with actively maintained alternatives when possible.