Smarty Template Engine Vulnerability Affects Sites, Update ASAP
CVE-2024-35226

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Smarty-PHP

Status
Smarty
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 May 2024

What is CVE-2024-35226?

A vulnerability has been identified in the Smarty template engine that allows malicious actors to inject PHP code through the manipulation of an extend tag with a specially crafted file name. This issue is particularly concerning for sites that cannot fully trust their template authors, highlighting the need for immediate updates to safeguard against potential security risks. Users operating on the v3 branch are notably at risk as no patch has been issued for this version, and there are no known workarounds available to mitigate this vulnerability. All users of affected Smarty versions are advised to upgrade to secure their applications.

Affected Version(s)

smarty >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1 < 5.0.0, 5.1.1

smarty >= 3.0.0, < 4.5.3 < 3.0.0, 4.5.3

References

https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/security/advisories/...
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https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/commit/0be92bc8a6fb8...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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