What is CVE-2011-1028?

CVE-2011-1028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Smarty, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-20.

How severe is CVE-2011-1028?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Smarty

CVE-2011-1028

The $smarty.template variable in Smarty3 allows attackers to possibly execute arbitrary PHP code via the sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_special_variable.php file.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.016 (73.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Smarty
Smarty3 — versions 3
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
secalert@redhat.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-1028?: CVE-2011-1028 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Smarty, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-11-20.
How severe is CVE-2011-1028?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.