SB2021022311 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Smarty

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER

Main Vulnerability Database SB2021022311

SB2021022311 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Smarty

Published: February 23, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021022311
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26120)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing data passed via an unexpected function name after a "{function name=" substring. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26119)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions and allows to escape sandbox by allowing to access the $smarty.template_object. A remote user can perform template injection and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References