RCE in Smarty

CVE-2008-4810

The _expand_quoted_text function in libs/Smarty_Compiler.class.php in Smarty 2.6.20 before r2797 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via vectors related to templates and (1) a dollar-sign character, aka "php executed in templates;" and (2) a double quoted literal string, aka a "function injection security hole." NOTE: each vector affects slightly different SVN revisions.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.022 (80.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Smarty — versions 1.0, 1.0a, 1.0b
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References