Cross-site scripting in smarty.php.net Smarty



| Updated: 2023-03-29
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2012-4277
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Smarty
Web applications / CMS

Vendor smarty.php.net

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU43732

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4277

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in the smarty_function_html_options_optoutput function in distribution/libs/plugins/function.html_options.php in Smarty before 3.1.8. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Smarty: 1.0 - 3.1.6

CPE2.3 External links

https://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/issues/detail?id=98&can=1
https://code.google.com/p/smarty-php/source/detail?r=4612
https://secunia.com/advisories/49164
https://smarty-php.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/distribution/change_log.txt
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027061


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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